Mahira Khan

Mahira Hafeez Khan ( 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, 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, the same year she also appeared in television with 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 Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress and 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 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. Her father, Hafeez Khan, was born in Delhi, British India, and migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.