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India has wronged Mahira Khan: Raees director

India has wronged Mahira Khan: Raees director

A year on, Rahul Dholakia feels his country should've treated Mahira like an artist not an enemy
16 Dec, 2017

The debacle surrounding Mahira Khan's Bollywood debut still causes heartaches.

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama at this year's Masala Awards, Mahira Khan spoke about Raees and the ban imposed on her in India last year during the promotions of her film.

"Whether it was Shah Rukh Khan or Rahul or Ritesh Batra or Farhan Akhtar, they all have been so amazing. At the end of the day; it’s about films, which is bigger than all of us combined. The film needed to be released. The film had to do well. They were all amazing. They still are.”

Raees director Rahul Dholakia came across the video and retweeted, gushing about the Pakistani actor:

"So sweet ! Somewhere I feel We have wronged her. our people forgot that she is an artist, not the enemy ! we took away her right as an actor ! Unfair. Mahira Khan you are wonderful and thank you for being a part of Raees."

The director's heartfelt message comes a year after Mahira Khan's Bollywood debut misfortune. The actor was faced with unfortunate events when Raees was due for release; one was the ban imposed on her and Pakistani artists in India by the Indian Film Association, second was the ban of her film in Pakistan, as sources cited "the content undermines Islam, and a specific religious sect, [while also] portraying Muslims as criminals, wanted persons and terrorists."

Comments

Fried Chillies Dec 16, 2017 03:42pm
Absolutely. An artist should not be denied credit for their creativity. If banning artists can stop wars why invest in arms and weapons
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Adil umar Dec 17, 2017 09:34am
Mahira khan is the best actor
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Azhar M Awan Dec 17, 2017 04:40pm
Listen, why we were separated? I don't know the real issue of this separation but we gain something and get lost in others. This divide is true, factual and will be eternal. Let's move on and trust our potential.
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N abidi Dec 18, 2017 07:01am
Mahira is wonderful, above all very talented. They should have made this statement when the film came out. Educated Indians would have supported them! Mahira nevertheless ,shined in Raees, zaalima has 174 millions views ,google the comments ,praising Mahira from all over the world! No one can take the shine off a person,if higher power have decided their will, Mahira is asper star,of 2017, this is her reality!
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Aamer Dec 18, 2017 01:36pm
Mahira Khan does not need Bollywood, she is doing great without it. All her movies were hits in Pakistan and has some good projects coming up.
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Leo Dec 18, 2017 08:45pm
@Aamer : Let her demonstrate her talents in her country.
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