Fawad
debuted
in
Bollywood
this
year
with
Sonam
Kapoor
in
Khoobsurat
and
now
his
co-star
from
Humsafar,
Mahira
will
be
entering
Bollywood
next.
When
the
actress
was
in
India
recently,
she
was
seen
hinting
about
her
wish
to
act
in
some
of
the
film
makers
here.
"Producer
Ritesh
Sidhwani
and
Farhan
Akhtar
met
her
soon
after
that.
And
it
seems
the
duo
was
mighty
impressed
by
the
VJ-turned-actress
and
they
roped
her
in
for
Rahul
Dholakia‘s
Raees," reported
a
leading
website
recently.
The
Humsafar
actress
was
highly
praised
for
her
portrayal
of
Khirad
Hussain
in
the
popular
show.
The
show
was
aire
din
Zindagi
channel
recently
and
received
immense
appreciation
for
their
acting.
Reportedly,
Mahira
auditioned
for
this
role
and
impressed
the
makers
of
the
film
and
this
is
also
when
she
met
SRK.
It
is
also
said
that
Shahrukh
will
be
playing
a
don
in
the
movie
and
Mahira
has
been
roped
in
to
play
his
ladylove.
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
is
reported
to
be
playing
the
cop
in
the
film.