Welcome Mawra to the most peaceful nation India.. We will wait to see your performance..

lots of Pakistani actors heading towards IN BOLLYWOOD but I feel this is not good for them, they should capitalized there own film Industry rather than heading towards neighbors. due to being Pakistani actors Indian directors giving them easy break but it is make opposite to Indian new comers.

All sane minded and peaceful people are welcome to earn their livelihood in India. Welcome Mawra.

In India there is no dearth of talent. I wounder why their producers invite Pakistani talent! What's so special in it? I want factual, not a patriotic response from our Indian friends who read this news.

@A Troll From Nowhere They hope Pakistanis will realise their is more to gain by peace with India

@A Troll From Nowhere Thats why indian cinema is more loved in Pakistan than Pak cinema..

@A Troll From Nowhere bro its good that we can invite them, its both commercial n expansion for the good of Bollywood n both nations. It has nothing to do with patriotism its abut having a heart ....

@A Troll From Nowhere There can be number of reasons say (i) Pakistani artistes are more serious about their work because they have to prove themselves in a foreign country (ii) they are more cost effective (iii) Indian producers want to penetrate and consolidate a larger audience (iv) last but not the least that it is just a passing phase. My guess is as good as yours.

@A Troll From Nowhere because a pakistani actor will give their films more reach, audience, acceptance and recognition in potential pak market and pakistani artists always generate more interests here, which is good for film's promotion. Its very seldom that TV stars in India make it big in films. I think its also good for pak film industry as artists will gain and share experience to revive it.

Someone said ,Bollywood is one of the reason india is united. if bollywood can help unit two countries ,why not.

@A Troll From Nowhere Because it will be adding to the diversity of talent in a way that no Indian talent can add. And also because in India a lot of people are genuinely open minded, having got used to tolerating differences every now then amongst themselves.

Hocane as in hokane or hussain? Kind of weird, isn't it?

Its simple economics. Pakistani actors come cheap as compared to top Indian heroines

@A TROLL FROM NOWHERE . Frankly because Pakistani artists are a notch above Indian counterparts

Looks like India's got no talent. Their industry is collapsing, so they need pakistan actors to save them big time.

Seems like reaching Mumbai is the dream of every young pakistani girls and boys.... she is sooooo happy...

I have nothing against Pak actors in Bollywood but I can't help but wonder why we don't get any pretty actresses from Pak. Veena Malik, Mahira Khan and now this woman! Please send us pretty, we have enough ugly imports (Humaima, Jaqueline, Fakhri).

Welcome ..

Seems to be a self projection

@troll from nowhere just bcoz it would attract more audience generate more revenue at less cost.its business dude..

It's money. Nothing fancy about it. Pakistani actors will get a better payday in Mumbai and Indian producers will hope to attract more Pakistani viewers with Pakistani actors.

After all hindustan has all the money in the subcontinent and people are willing to leave to work in India.

Their forefathers migrated from India to Pakistan, the great grandchildren are making the reverse journey...

@A Troll From Nowhere Why do Bollywood stars go to Hollywood? Why does Hollywood accept them? Why do Indian Software engineers go to the Valley? Why do Indian doctors go to London? We are living in a globalized world, thats why.

@A Troll From Nowhere - on the singing side its the better command of Urdu amongst the Pakistani singers. Actors might be due to Bollywood trying to penetrate Pakistani markey.

BOLLYWOOD is not just about India. It represents entire ASIA to the rest of the world. All talented artists and welcomed here with open arms irrespective of their country of origin. Mumbai is the place where one can rise from rags to riches. WELCOME MAWARA !!

@jaatboy No you are wrong , pakistani artists bring in the money to the producers from D company and other hawala channels, also these bollywood producers get death threats and have to take in pakistani artists.

all the best mawra!

fyi..None of them got success

She is a skilled actor but below average as compared to an average Pakistani girl.

@Zak As always living in your own fairy tale world.

@shamain there may be black money involved but Mumbai is not that same Mumbai anymore.d gang's influence has been chopped off.stop dreaming man,admit it that your people want to dip their nails in the wealth of Hindustan.

@Zak it's better to have no acting talent than to being total bankrupt,if you know what I mean.

@A Troll From Nowhere They want to capture Pakistan market.Its business man !

Looks like Pakistan going bankrupt, all their artists are coming for handouts to India

@Zak lol you should be more worried of your country collapsing, its our magnanimity that we are giving your actors break

Pakistani art is faced with identity crises.

@Zak : pray, what's "big time"? We all want to know.

@Babaji ka Thullu - "most peaceful nation"????

@A Troll From Nowhere Pakistani actors and actresses are keen to act in Mumbai movies and are probably cheaper to hire than comparable Indian talent, at least initially

I live in Mumbai and I haven't read about this person anywhere. Kinda sad she got no pubicity in mumbai. Even a mention in the Mumbai mirror could have helped her a bit.

@A Troll From Nowhere - Indian's just want Pakistani's arnd. cricket, ghazals, movies are just excuses....

Migration of talented people is always welcome ...film industry does not require Indian citizenship to work in India.

@Zak Its look like Pakistani artists dont get their bread n butter in Pakistan. So they are flooding towards India's door.

Finally some food to put on the table along with bragging rights to other Pak actors

When Canadian can come to USA and work in Hollywood; then why not a Pakistani can try his/her luck in Bollywood? I strongly encourage this open opportunity policy for the best.

Careful!! Mumbai not Bombay !!!!!

Reason is very simple! All the middle-aged Indian actors have already worked with their local female leads for many many times and have become fed-up of monotony. They need new and fresh faces to give their unabridged performance.

@Zak She got faddup with terrorists and supporters of terrorist. so she is flying away to greener grass.

@M.Saeed : Thank you very much Einstein, you really know what you are talking about. LOL.

@M.Saeed - Reason is far for simple....they have come to India to take some fresh breathe leaving orthodox mentality

I think, first of all it all comes down to more cost effective labor. Another reason might be a slight better dialogue delivery due to Urdu is the main language for these actors. I don't want to say Pak actors/actresses are more beautiful I do say Indian are better trained on how to carry themselves.

there may be many reason: 1) Its pure business deal nothing to do with nationality. 2)To have a different taste in bollywood from across the border. 3)Indian stars are looking for Hollywood and Pakistanis are looking for bollywood. 4)there are many stars working in Bollywood from different countries thus why this much hype for Pakistan.

Progressive and Liberal Civilizations welcome talent from all over the world, you can check any European country or US/Canada and their technology/entertainment industries, everyone with a dream and talent is welcome there. Same is the case with Bollywood. People from all over the world come here and are given a chance. That is how a civilization makes progress.

@Zak thank you zak without pakistan there would be no india....or the way around. i am not totally hopeless

welcome Mahira, & i am eager to see Saba Qamar & Sanam Baloch

@Rahul Cent percent I agree.

@OM Please let's not get personal here buddy and stick to commenting on the subject matter. Peace

@Divesh Aggarwal (Indian) Your comment is the best amongst all the comments and right on the dot.

who is she?

@A Troll From Nowhere Capitalism my friend. People go where they can make more money.She is going to India from Pakistan and I went to USA from India. B y the way she is really good looking. You should be Proud of your country.

Bollywood welcomes actors/singers from everywhere. Manisha koirala, Udit Narayan, Denny Denzompa, etc came from Nepal. Jacquline fernandez came from srilanka. There are couple of Bengali singers as well in Bollywood. So Pakistani actors are not exception.

@Zak It's pure economics and variety Zak. Pakistani actors don't charge the premium leading Indian stars are used to and in some cases are more talented

Bollywood is only the surface. India also has large Telugu, Tamil and midsized film Industries like Kannada and Malayalam. In fact Veena Malik acted in a Kannada movie

@Zak I understand that you always have to say something bad about India whatever the news is so your comments are always nonsensical but sometimes its just too funny, and it is true that only cricket and movies can bring these two countries close so why not.

No doubt commercial reasons override all other considerations. In an open market Indian economy the operating costs influence all business decisions. And yet full credit to the pluralist and liberal Indian society which allows Pakistani artists to come and work here. In spite of continued cross-border insurgency by the Pakistani ' non-state actors' and in spite of not so friendly relations between the two countries('to put it mildly') India accepts these artists(purely on their own merit) in it's fold. It is definitely a sign of maturity. I think Pakistan should learn from this. We can continue to have our disputes and yet can transact business like two mature nations. UK and Argentina fought a war on Falkland issue just 33 years ago and today they relate to each other like two civilized nations. Mind you both the countries have not yet resolved the issue and yet it does not prevent them from having a normal peaceful relationship.

@Rahul not everone's forefather came from India, some were already settled in this part of the world and didn't need to migrate e.g my father-in-law. He and his family belonged to Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan. They didn't need to move although the Sikhs and hindus living with them migrated. What are you going to call them in your cynicism?

It is all about business, no one giving any favor to anybody - it is that simple!!!

@Zak If industry is collapsing then why spend import anyone? Can you cite some numbers to back this, your latest assertion? (You seem to make only assertions in all your replies.)

Pakistan just has more Khans than India.

@Zakkatu You can make all kinds of snide and .impolite remark (if it makes you feel good for some reason), but learn something how a free market works before commenting.

"Silver screen darlings Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan are already well on their way to Bollywood domination..." Really? Bollywood domination?

@Zak no.we buy cheap also to save cost.

I am wondering ...how does Pakistanis find Mumbai (Bombay). I went there first time, when i was 16. I was taken aback. There is no space, no value of ANYONE at all.Nobody greets no one, nobody smiles at others and everyone is in a hurry to reach somewhere. The city literally runs. Even if you are Charliz Theron look-alike or walking shirtless or dying in the street, nobody would even notice you. You can find a nuclear scientist, a bar dancer, a billionaire, a middle class clerk and a beggar standing on the same pavement, perfectly fine with each other. Houses are small, as real estate price is 7th sky-high. climate suks, because of humidity and heat. The bollywood star Salman khan lives in an one-bedroom apartment, in an almost dilapidated, ugly looking building. LOL...thats Bombay for you. Its almost heart-breaking, for a delhi-wala like me, habitual to big spaces and relaxed conversations.

For all those against our actors going across the border, if it helps their careers and they can bring something back to help the industry in pakistan then why not. Not to mention the benefits people to people exchanges brings for the two countries. Anything is better than animosity. Pakistan and its institutions are maligned every where else. at the very least our actors are getting some recognition and praise from India.

to all indians..if you want india to be a super power,you will have to accept people from all over the world coming to india for work..be it bollywood, software, restaturants ets...if you cannot accomodate other people you are another 3rd world country

Nice to see some sensible and largely clean comments from readers on both sides. I regularly read hindustantimes online and the comments on there against anything pakistani and muslim is just shockingly profane.

@Divesh Aggarwal (Indian) Where does this globalized village hide when India asks Pakistan for MFN? or, a temporary permit to carry Indian goods to Afghanistan via Pakistan?

Welcome...

India is the next dream destination of youth of the Asia as Japan and China, go into slower growth. Almost all get good jobs and opportunities, if you are good at your work. Almost all big companies have their offices in India.

Heard the word globalisation? Well that's it. Cross border artists induce interest; film watchers get a wider choice; cost-effectiveness might also be the reason; and you can't think or act like a bigot at someone's choice to hire or be hired. Serves everyone well. Welcome, Pakistani actress, to my country.....

@PrasadDeccani if they don't grant MFN status to India, it's their choice; our movie industry invites them, it's their choice then. What is there in it that's so tough to understand...

I think India is attracting all of our good actors to work with them so our industry can never flourish. I petty our actors who are falling for this trap. they should be working hard for their own industry, skip Bollywood and take it to Hollywood level.

@ronnie : You are clueless about people from China, Europe and many other countries working in India. Get the facts before you comment.

Not so long ago the dying Pakistani cinema industry used Bolloywood as a crutch to basically stand up a little. Out of that effort came some semi-talented actors. As soon as these actors learned to stand up a little, they basically are jumping the fence to join Bollywood. lol

@A Troll From Nowhere Pakistani actors going to glamorous which is not Pakistani culture but time little change make our selves become moderate and selfish for name . Pakistani TV industry new arrival people take step forward FOR fame and business due to link.OR every where talent exist only DO IT.

@Sudhakar These actors that India is taking form Pakistan are from our Drama industry. and you know that Pakistani Drama industry is far ahead in Asia, let alone Indian drama ever was or ever would be.

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