Mahira Khan

Mahira Khan (Urdu: ماہرہ حفیظ خان‬‎, pronounced [maɦiːraː hafiːz xan]; born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani actress. She appears in Pakistani films and Pakistani dramas. She is one of country's most popular and highest-paid actresses; and the recipient of several awards, including Lux Style Awards and Hum Awards.

Born in Karachi, Khan started her career as a VJ in 2006. She made her screen debut opposite Atif Aslam in the hit romance Bol (2011), which earned a Lux Style Award for Best Actress (film) nomination. She rose to prominence with starring role in Humsafar which earned her a Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress and Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple.

Early life and education

Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan on 21 December 1984 to parents who are Urdu-speaking Pathans.

Khan attended the Foundation Public School in Karachi from where she did her O-levels at age 16. At the age of 17, she moved to California, United State for the higher education. She attended Santa Monica College in Los Angeles. She then enrolled in the University of Southern California for her bachelor's degree. However, she did not complete her degree and returned to Pakistan in 2008. During her studies in United States, she was a cashier at a Rite Aid store in Los Angeles.

n early 2017, Khan co-starred in Rahul Dholakia's Indian film Raees, which was her debut in the Hindi Film Industry. Before the release of film, 'Indian Motion Picture Producers Association' (IMPPA) and 'The Film Producers Guild of India' decided to ban all Pakistani actors, actresses and technicians working in India due to the tensions created after 2016 Uri terror attack, till the situation gets normal. Reportedly, there was rumours that Khan's scenes would be deleted from the film or she would be replaced by some other actress.Shah Rukh Khan, the lead star and co-producer of the film, said that she would not be allowed to promote the film in India.Mahira Khan repeatedly received threats from Shiv Sena, an Indian far-right political party. Despite of controversies, the film was released in January 2017 and commercially, the film was a modest success, earning over ₹3.0 billion (US$39 million) worldwide which made Khan first Pakistani actress to join Bollywood's 100 Crore Club and became top grossing actress in Bollywood during the first quarter of 2017.

Khan began her singing career in 2017.[58] In addition, she will also be seen as a lead character in Shoaib Mansoor's upcoming social drama film Verna,she has also signed Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi's Saat Din Mohabbat and she has agreed to work in Bilal Lashari's Maula Jatt 2.