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Mahira Khan to make TV comeback with new drama
Pakistani superstar Mahira Khan who never failed to win the hearts of her fans with her brilliant performances, after a long hiatus, is set to return to the TV screen.
The wait of her fans is about to end as she will be seen on-screen along with actors Usman Mukhtar, Kabra Khan, Haroon Shahid, Shamim Hilali, Zainab Qayyum, Huma Nawab, Laila Wasti, Umair Rana and others in the new project.
According to the details, the play has been written by renowned playwright and novelist Umairah Ahmed, though the release date of the play has not yet been officially announced.
Per reports, Mahira Khan is playing the role of 'Mehreen' in her next project.
It should be noted that actress Mahira Khan last appeared in a popular drama 'Bin Roye' which was aired on private TV in 2016.
Mahira Khan is a Pakistani actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Khirad Ashar Hussain in Momina Duraid's Humsafar for which she received numerous accolades, including the Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress. Born in Karachi, Khan started her career as a VJ in 2006.
She then went on to make her film debut with the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 'Bol' directed by Shoaib Mansoor, in 2011. The film went on to become one of Pakistan's highest-grossing films of all time. Since then Mahira has played lead roles in the country's most popular television dramas and movies, including Humsafar, Shehrezaat, Sadqay Tumhare, Bin Roye, Ho Mann Jahan and Verna.
With three Pakistani box office hits to her name now, Mahira was cast opposite Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan in the Hindi film 'Raees' in 2017. This marked an important milestone for Pakistani actors since no actor before she had ever been handed a Bollywood debut opposite any of the three Khans of Hindi cinema.
She also achieved a unique feat when she became the first and only Pakistani actress to enter Bollywood's '100 crore' (100 million) club after her latest movie Raees amassed more than 100 crore rupees at the box office.