Mahira
Khan
made
her
Bollywood
debut
opposite
superstar
Shah
Rukh
Khan
in
Rahul
Dholakia's
2017
film
Raees.
Unfortunately,
the
actress
has
appeared
in
only
one
Indian
movie
till
date.
In
a
recent
interview,
Mahira
opened
up
about
the
ban
on
Pakistani
artistes
in
India.
She
also
talked
about
how
was
scared
to
sign
Indian
web
series
because
of
the
ban,
but
has
now
realised
that
she
can't
let
a
political
happening
affect
her
choices.
While
speaking
with
Film
Companion,
Mahira
called
the
ban
on
Pakistani
artistes
in
India
'sad'.
She
said,
"I
guess,
having
experienced
it
firsthand,
it's
just
sad.
When
I
think
about
it...
I
mean,
we
have
all
moved
on.
That's
what
we
do,
if
we
don't
have
this,
we
do
something
else.
That's
what
happens.
But
I
feel
like
a
great
opportunity
for
the
entire
subcontinent
to
come
together
and
collaborate
was
lost.
I
think
it
might
happen
again.
Who
knows?"
The
actress
further
admitted
that
she
was
offered
web
series
that
would
stream
on
Indian
digital
platforms,
but
she
turned
them
down
because
she
was
'scared'.
"A
lot
of
the
other
series
were
offered
to
me
and
at
that
time...
I
don't
know
if
anybody
will
understand
when
I
say
this,
I
was
scared.
I
was
genuinely
just
scared.
It
wasn't
about
what
people
say,
I
was
just
like,
'I
don't
know
if
I
want
to
go
there.'
And
there
was
some
content
which
was
amazing,
and
I
didn't
want
to
miss
out
on
it," Mahira
told
the
entertainment
portal.
For
the
unversed,
after
the
Uri
attack
in
2016,
Pakistani
artistes
were
banned
from
working
in
the
Indian
film
industry.
In
2019,
All
Indian
Cine
Workers
Association
announced
a
complete
ban
on
Pakistani
artistes
after
the
Pulwama
terror
attack.
Mahira's
Bollywood
debut
film
Raees
released
in
2017.
However,
the
actress
couldn't
travel
to
India
to
promote
the
Shah
Rukh
Khan-starrer
because
of
the
ban.
Cut
to
present,
Mahira
will
be
narrating
one
of
the
short
stories
in
Zee
Theatres'
upcoming
series
of
dramatic
readings
titled
Yaar
Julahay.
The
actress
will
be
kicking
off
the
series
with
Ahmad
Nadeem
Qasmi's
timeless
tale
Guriya.