Mahira Khan
Khan in 2018
Born
Mahira Hafeez Khan

(1984-12-21) 21 December 1984 (age 39)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma materFoundation Public School
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouses
Ali Askari
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(m. 2007; div. 2015)​
Salim Karim
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(m. 2023)​
Children1
AwardsFull list

Mahira Hafeez Khan (pronounced [maɦiːra hafiːz xaːn] born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films and television. Khan is the recipient of several accolades, including six Lux Style Awards, and six Hum Awards, and was honoured with Contribution to Film and Activism by the UK Asian Film Festival.

She started her career as a VJ in 2006. Khan made her acting debut with the social drama film Bol, and the same year she also appeared on television with the drama series Neeyat. She is best known for portraying the role of Khirad Hussain in the romantic-drama Humsafar for which she received numerous awards, including the Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress and the Hum Award for Best On-Screen Couple with Fawad Khan. Khan received praise for her portrayal of Falak Sher in the spiritual romantic drama Shehr-e-Zaat, which earned her Best Actress Drama at the 1st Hum Awards. Her other notable works include the biographical drama Sadqay Tumhare, for which she received the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress.

Khan made her Bollywood debut with the action romance Raees (2017) opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She has also acted in successful Pakistani films Bin Roye (2015), Ho Mann Jahaan (2015), Superstar (2019), and The Legend of Maula Jutt (2022). She made her debut as a producer with the sports web series Baarwan Khiladi (2022).

Early life

Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on 21 December 1984 to an Urdu-speaking Muhajir family of Pashtun ancestry.[1][2][3] Her father, Hafeez Khan, was born in Delhi, British India, and migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.[3][4]

Khan attended Foundation Public School, where she completed her O-Levels.[5] At the age of 17, she moved to California for higher education, where she attended Santa Monica College. She then enrolled at the University of Southern California for her bachelor's degree.[4] However, she did not complete her undergraduate degree and returned to Pakistan in 2008.[2] During her studies in the United States, she was a cashier at a Rite Aid store in Los Angeles.[5][6]

Personal life

Khan met Ali Askari in 2006 in Los Angeles,[4][5] and married him in 2007[7][8] in a traditional Islamic wedding ceremony despite Khan's father being reportedly against the marriage.[6] They have a son, born in 2009.[9][10][11] The couple got divorced in 2015.[3][4] Khan then married businessman Salim Karim in an intimate ceremony on 2 October 2023 in Bhurban.[12][13]

Career

Early work (2006–2011)

Khan started her career as a VJ[14] in 2006, hosting the live show Most Wanted on MTV Pakistan, which was aired three days a week.[4][6][15] She then hosted AAG TV's reality show Weekends with Mahira[7][8] in 2008, where she played music videos, spoke to celebrity guests, and took phone calls from viewers.[16]

In 2011, Khan made her film debut in a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor-directed Bol,[6] in which she had a supporting role.[17] She played Ayesha, a girl from a conservative lower-middle-class family living in the old part of Lahore[18] who shares a mutual passion for music with her love interest Mustafa, played by Atif Aslam.[19] The film was a critical and commercial success and became one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time.[7][3] The same year, Khan also made her TV drama debut in Neeyat, directed by Mehreen Jabbar.[20] The serial was set in New York, and she played the role of Ayla.[17]

Breakthrough and recognition (2012–2017)

She next appeared in the Sarmad Khoosat-directed drama serial Humsafar.[21][6] Both the drama and Khan received positive reviews from critics.[10][22] The drama series was also aired on Zindagi and was a success in India.[23] It earned her a Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress[24] and a Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple.[25] In 2013, she played the role in the Sarmad Khoosat-directed Shehr-e-Zaat.[20][26] The drama earned her Best Actress Awards from the Pakistan Media Awards[27] and Hum Awards.[25] From 2013 to 2014, she hosted TUC: The Lighter Side of Life, a talk show.[17][21]

In 2014, Khan starred in the Mohammed Ehteshamuddin directed drama serial Sadqay Tumhare[28][29] in which she played the role of Shano.[17] The drama earned her a Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress, two Hum Awards, and a Hum Award nomination.[30] In 2015, she starred opposite Humayun Saeed in Shahzad Kashmiri's directed film Bin Roye.[21][31] The film earned her a Lux Style Award for Best Actress (Film),[30]a Hum Award for Best Actress,[32] a Hum Style Award for Most Stylish Actress (Film),[33] and a Masala! Award for Best Actress.[34] The film was also adapted as a TV series in 2016,[35] which earned her a Hum Award for Best Actor Female (Drama Serial)[36] and a Hum Award nomination for Best Onscreen Couple.[37] She played a supporting role in Sarmad Khoosat-directed biographical film Manto in 2015.[38]

Khan at the Zindagi TV press meet in 2016

In 2016, she starred in the Asim Raza-directed film Ho Mann Jahaan,[39][40] The film earned her a Lux Style Award for Best Actress (Film)[41] and a Nigar Award nomination for Best Actress.[42]

In early 2017, Khan co-starred in Rahul Dholakia's Indian film Raees, which was her debut in the Hindi film industry.[7][21][31][43] Before the release of the film, 'Indian Motion Picture Producers Association' (IMPPA) and 'The Film Producers Guild of India' had decided to ban all Pakistani actors, actresses, and technicians from working in India due to the tensions created after the 2016 Uri attack, until the situation was normalised.[44][45] Reportedly, there were rumours that Khan's scenes would be deleted from the film or she would be replaced by another actress.[46][47] 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.[48][49] Khan repeatedly received threats from Shiv Sena, an Indian far-right political party.[50][51] Despite the controversies, the film was released in January 2017 and was a modest commercial success, earning over ₹3.0 billion (US$39 million) worldwide[52] which made Khan the first Pakistani actress to join Bollywood's 100 Crore Club[53][54] and become the top grossing actress in Bollywood during the first quarter of 2017.[55][56]

Success and recent work (2018–present)

Khan began her singing career in 2017,[57] when she starred as a rape victim in Shoaib Mansoor's social drama film Verna.[58][59][60] The film received generally unfavourable reviews but her performance was praised and she earned a Lux Style Award for Best Actress in 2018.[61][62][63] In 2018, she starred in Meenu Gaur-Farjad Nabi's romantic comedy 7 Din Mohabbat In which was a commercial failure[64][65] In 2019, she made a special appearance in Asim Raza's Parey Hut Love.[66] The same year, she starred in romantic, musical-drama film Superstar, her highest-grossing film domestically at the time.[67]

In 2022, she starred opposite Fahad Mustafa in Nabeel Qureshi's action-comedy film Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad which opened to mixed reviews from critics.[68] She has also produced a web series titled Baarwan Khiladi, which was released in March 2022.[69] Khan next starred in Bilal Lashari's Punjabi-language action drama film The Legend of Maula Jatt alongside Fawad Khan[70] which was also starring Hamza Ali Abbasi and Humaima Malik. The film released in October 2022[71] and was widely praised by critics.[72] however Khan's performance was less well received, Syed Zain Raza of The Friday Times wrote "One can't deny the star power of Mahira, but it would be better to say that this wasn't her film. Mukkho wasn't meant for her"[73] while Siham Basir, of Dawn Images wrote "The only downside for me was Mahira Khan's Mukkho, Her Punjabi accent needed a lot of work because her performance fell flat".[74]

Khan will next be seen in Pakistan's first Netflix Original Series, Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo which is an official adaptation of Farhat Ishtiaq’s bestselling 2013 Urdu-language novel of the same name. She will star alongside Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, and Ahad Raza Mir with other well-know actors in pivotal roles.[75][76]

Other work and media image

Khan at Vogue Beauty Awards in 2016

Khan is considered one of Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses.[4][77][78] She has received several awards.[79][80] In 2012, Khan was named the Most Beautiful Woman in Pakistan.[7] In the 'Sexiest Asian Women' poll by Eastern Eye, she was listed tenth in 2015,[81] ninth in 2016[82] and fifth in 2017,[83] and ninth again in 2019.[84] She was also called Pakistan's sexiest woman.[3][31]

Khan co-hosted the ceremonies of the 10th Lux Style Awards in 2010,[85] the 1st Hum Awards in 2013,[86] and the 14th Lux Style Awards in 2015.[87] In December 2016, Khan became a victim of false news after an anti-India comment emerged ahead of the release of her Bollywood debut film Raees.[88]

She serves as an ambassador for a number of brands, such as Lux,[89] QMobile,[90] Gai Power Wash,[91] Huawei,[92] Sunsilk,[93] Veet,[94] and L'Oréal.[95] Khan was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women, announced on 23 November 2020.[96]

She was appointed as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan in November 2019.[97]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Refs
2011 Bol Ayesha Khan [98]
2015 Bin Roye Saba Shafiq [99]
Manto Madaran Appeared in screen credits and song "Kya Hoga" [38]
2016 Ho Mann Jahaan Manizeh [40]
Actor in Law Herself Special Appearance
2017 Raees Aasiya Indian film [21]
Verna Sara [59]
2018 7 Din Mohabbat In Neeli [64]
2019 Parey Hut Love Zeena Special appearance
Superstar Noor [100]
2022 Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad Jia [101]
The Legend of Maula Jatt Mukhoo Jatti [102]
TBA Neelofar † Neelofar Completed [103]

Television

Year Show Role Notes
2011 Neeyat Aalia [20]
Humsafar Khirad Ehsan [20]
2012 Shehr-e-Zaat Falak [20]
2014 Sadqay Tumhare Rukhsana "Shanno" [104]
2016 Bin Roye Saba Shafiq A film converted into TV drama [105]
2017 Main Manto Madari A film converted into TV drama [106]
2021 Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Mehreen Mansoor [107]
2023 Razia Razia [108]

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Ref(s)
2020 Churails Shagufta ZEE5 [109]
2022 Baarwan Khiladi Producer Tapmad [69]

Other appearance

Year Show Role Additional notes
2006 MTV's Most Wanted Host
2008 Weekends with Mahira
2011 10th Lux Style Awards [85]
2012 Coke Kahani Herself Special appearance
2013 1st Hum Awards Host [86]
2014 TUC The Lighter Side of Life [110]
2015 14th Lux Style Awards [87]
2021 Aik Hai Nigar General Nigar [111][112] Telefilm

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Mahira Khan

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