Felt like being punched in stomach with raees : Mahira khan.

P akistani actor Mahira Khan, who made
her Bollywood debut with Indian
superstar Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Raees
this year, has said she felt like "being
punched in the stomach when she saw
the movie. Mahira spoke at length about her
failures in life during a lecture at a
university on Thursday, reported Dawn.
"The truth is that we have all gone through
failure. I have personally as well as
professionally experienced failure, Mahira
said.
"I was advised by many people to not
accept the role in Bol (Pakistani film) as it
was a small one but my gut feeling told me
otherwise. I also decided to act in the serial
Humsafar on my gut feeling. There are no
repeats of your first film, but somehow my
name was missed as the Bol credits scrolled
in front of me. Then for Raees, even though
the teaser said introducing Mahira Khan', I
felt like being punched in the stomach
when there was no such credit in the film
itself. Then when it was released, I was
banned in India and the film was banned in
Pakistan, added the actor, referring to the
unofficial ban' on Pakistani actors by
certain outfits in India after the terror
attack at Uri last year.
However, Mahira is not affected with failure.
"It is a big thing to work in a foreign film. I
pray I get my introducing credit when I
work in an Iranian film, she said.
"Failure is knowledge and knowledge is
success. So it is a win-win. We actors know
how to paint smiles on our faces and carry
on, I did too, she added.
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Mahira recalled that her grandmother
wanted her to opt for medicine as she was
good in studies. However, Mahira always
harboured dreams of becoming an actor. "I
was dreaming of wearing a sari and
dancing like Madhuri Dixit. I also used to
dream of working with Shah Rukh Khan. I
did nothing to make it happen. I only
dreamed and believed in my dreams, she
said.

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The feeling was mutual when I saw her being so vocal about her not promoting the film in India and yet not a word till date against the ban of Raees in Pakistan. That means she only cares for the publicity an actor gets during promotions.

edited: my mistake 😳

The movie was glorifying a known terrorist, good that it tanked.

Atleast Kjo mentioned Fawad in credit rolls even though it was a cameo. But if Mahira is so disappointed with Raees why she keeps mentioning about it in every other tweet and IVs.

Originally posted by: Xx..Anjali..xX

The movie was glorifying a known terrorist, good that it tanked.

i totally blocked it out

Originally posted by: cougarTown

i totally blocked it out

but mahira was not even credited? like there was no introducing mahira khan when the movie starts/finishes..

if that the case then it is awful, wrong anf extremely insulting

her reaction in this case is not wrong at all..any person will feel the same way

when saba qamar..fawad..sajjal ali..all be credited right when the movie starts..why this treatment for Mahira?

Originally posted by: Piyatrix

Yep, considering Raees released a good 4-5 months after Uri, her name in credit wouldn't have done any more harm. Excel, SRK are no less phattus then Kjo. But on this forum Kjo along with the cast of ADHM are bashed all the time for not supporting Fawad.

I hope you learned a lesson. I am not against working in Bollywood but only when you are wanted, appreciated, acknowledged and respected.