Mumbai: How famous Pakistani actress Mahira Khan became a part of the Bollywood film ‘Raees’ in 2017, the film’s director Rahul Dholakia revealed the secret.
In the Indian film Raees, Mahira Khan acted opposite Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan, Raees turned out to be the first and last Bollywood film of Mahira Khan’s career, as she was attacked by Hindu extremists before the film’s release. Threats started coming.
Mahira Khan was not even able to promote the film due to threats from extremists, but her work in the film was loved by fans and she was also praised for her portrayal of Asia in the film.
There were many stories regarding the casting of Mahira Khan in Raees, in which various claims were made as to who would be cast in the role.
Raees director Rahul Dholakia has finally revealed how he found Mahira Khan and made her a part of the film.
In an interview to an Indian media house, Rahul Dholakia claimed that he wanted a girl for Raees who was above 30 years of age and could speak good Urdu.
He said that there were heroines like Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif who looked innocent but were either not ready to do such a small role or wanted to get paid more.
Rahul’s own mother and Gauri Khan’s mother had seen Mahira and independently recommended her. Rahul took the audition of Mahira Khan on the request of his mother, Rahul said that at the time of the audition, I realized that Asia from the movie Raees is Mahira Khan.
