Mahira Khan Biography, Age, Education, Husband, Family, Children, Drama List and Movies

Mahira Khan Biography

Birth Name:                                        Mahira Hafeez Khan

Birth Place:                                         Karachi, Pakistan

Birthdate:                                           December 21, 1984

Age:                                                   33 years’ old

Zodiac Sign:                                      Sagittarius

Nationality:                                       Pakistani             

Net Worth:                                        6 Million Dollars

Occupation:                                      Actress, Model

Category:                                          Actress, Model

 

Mahira Khan Age & Biography:

Mahira Hafeez Khan is a Pakistani actress. Mahira Khan is no uncertainty, one of the most artistic and beautiful actresses known in Pakistan. Mahira Khan popularly referred to as Mahira Khan is that the top actress of Pakistan. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that she is ruling the Pakistan industry. She is a former VJ but later shifted towards acting. Mahira is one of the highest-paid actresses of Pakistan.

 Among all of her planetary shows, her Bollywood debut opposite Shahrukh Khan in ‘Raees’ and the women-centric film ‘Verna’ made everyone surprised as Mahira’s acting proved that she knows how to excel in every role.

Mahira Khan is superlative familiar for expressive the personality of Khirad Ehsan in Momina Duraid’s Humsafar. She is a delightful and well-known performance performer also. She also recognized abundant nobilities including Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress.

Mahira Khan Family Info & Education:

Mahira Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan on 21 December 1984 to oldsters who are Urdu-speaking Pathans. Her father, Hafeez Khan, was born in Delhi during the British Raj and drifted to Pakistan after the partition of India. She has a younger brother, Hassan Khan who is a journalist by profession.

Mahira Khan attended Foundation Public School from where she completed her O-Levels. At the age of 17, she moved to California for higher education, where she attended Santa Monica College. She then enrolled within the University of Southern California for her baccalaureate. However, she did not complete her undergraduate degree and returned to Pakistan in 2008. During her studies in the United States, she was a cashier at a Rite Aid store in Los Angeles.

Mahira Khan’s personal life is in front of her fans. She met Ali Askari in the United States and got married in 2007 without family consent in a very simple function. The couple has an adorable son Azlan, who was born in 2010, but after 8 years of marriage, the couple got separated in 2015 as Mahira’s career life didn’t work in their favor. According to the sources, the couple had differences because Ali was against her acting career, but Mahira rather chose to end her marriage than to risk her showbiz career.

Mahira Khan is the single mother of son Azlan with whom she is living a happy life. Her acting career was the reason behind her divorce with Ali Askari.

Mahira Khan Professional Career:

Mahira Khan started her career as a VJ in 2006, hosting the live show favorite on MTV Pakistan which was aired three days every week. Mahira Khan formerly introduced AAG TV’s reality show Weekends with Mahira in 2008, where she played music videos, spoke to personality guests, and took phone calls from viewers.

In 2011, Mahira Khan made her film debut in a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor-directed Bol in which she had a supporting role. She played Ayesha, a woman from a conservative lower-middle-class family living within the old a part of Lahore, who shares a mutual passion for music together with her love interest Mustafa, played by Atif Aslam. The film was a critical and commercial success and has become one among the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. On a similar year, Mahira Khan also completes her TV drama debut in Neeyat directed by Mehreen Jabbar. The serial was set in NY and she or he played the role of Ayla.

She next appeared within the Sarmad Khoosat-directed drama serial Humsafar. Equally the play and Mahira Khan received affirmative appraisals from viewers. The production series was also uttered on Zindagi (TV channel) and was effective in India. It received her a Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress and a Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple.

In 2013, she played the role of Sarmad Khoosat-directed Shehr-e-Zaat. The drama received her Best Actress Awards as of Pakistan Media Awards and Hum Awards. From 2013 to 2014, she compered TUC The Lighter Side of Life, an interview shows where she interviewed celebrities.

In 2014, Khan starred in Mohammed Ehteshamuddin-directed drama serial Sadqay Tumhare during which she played the role of Shano. The drama received her a Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress, two Hum Awards, and a Hum Award nomination.

In 2015, she played the lead role opposite Humayun Saeed in Shahzad Kashmiri-directed film Bin Roye. The film earned her a Lux Style Award for Best Actress (Film), a Hum Award for Best Actress, a Hum Style Award for Most Stylish Actress (Film), and a Masala! Award for Best Actress. The film was also adapted as a TV series in 2016, which earned her a Hum Award for Best Actor Female (Drama Serial) and a Hum Award nomination for Best Onscreen Couple. She played a supportive protagonist in Sarmad Khoosat-directed factual film Manto in 2015.

In 2016, she played a number one role in Asim Raza-directed film Ho Mann Jahaan, the film earned her a Lux Style Award for Best Actress (Film) and a Nigar Award nomination for Best Actress.

In early 2017, Khan co-starred in Rahul Dholakia’s Indian film Raees, which was her debut within the Hindi movie industry. Before the release of the film, ‘Indian Motion Picture Producers Association’ (IMPPA) and ‘The Film Producers Guild of India’ had decided to ban all Pakistani actors, actresses, and technicians from working in India due to the tensions created after the 2016 Uri attack, until the situation was normalized. Reportedly, there were rumors that Khan’s scenes would be deleted from the film or she would be replaced by another actress. Shah Rukh Khan, the lead star and co-producer of the film said that she wouldn’t be allowed to market the film in India. Khan repeatedly received threats from Shiv Sena, an Indian far-right party. Despite the controversies, the film was released in January 2017 and was a modest commercial success, earning over ₹3.0 billion (US$39 million) worldwide which made Mahira Khan the first Pakistani actress to join Bollywood’s 100 Crore Club and become the top-grossing actress in Bollywood during the first quarter of 2017.

Khan began her singing career in 2017 when she starred as a rape victim in Shoaib Mansoor’s social drama film Verna. The film received generally unfavorable reviews but her performance was praised and she earned a Lux Style Award for Best Actress in 2018. In 2018, she starred in Meenu Gaur-Farjad Nabi’s romantic comedy 7 Din Mohabbat In. She will also star in Bilal Lashari’s Maula Jatt 2, and made a special appearance in Asim Raza’s Parey Hat Luv.

In 2019, she played the leading role in Superstar, her highest-grossing film domestically at the time. She will next star opposite Fahad Mustafa in Nabeel Qureshi’s action-comedy film Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad.

Mahira Khan had a featuring character in Humsafar which received her a Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress and Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple.

Mahira Khan Net Worth:

The net worth of Mahira Khan is around $6 Million and according to the causes, she is taking $5000 per episode. It won’t be an amplification to say that Mahira Khan is ruling the Pakistani industry and known as one of the maximum paid actresses of Pakistan. Apart from dramas and movies, if gossips are to be believed, Mahira is charging Rs 60-70 Lakh for a commercial. No doubt, Mahira has earned gratitude with her hard work and extraordinary skills.

 

 

 

Mahira Khan Bio/Wiki

Nick Name:                                         Mahira Khan     

Gender:                                               Female

Birth Place:                                          Karachi

Current Residence:                             Karachi

Hometown:                                        Karachi

Famous For:                                       She is famous for her role in Humsafar, Bin Roye & Shehr E Zaat

Mahira Khan Body Stats

Height:                                                 5 Feet 7 Inches

Weight:                                                55 Kg

Figure:                                                  34-26-34

Hair Color:                                           Black

Eye Color:                                            Brown

Complexion:                                        Fair        

Mahira Khan Education / Qualifications

Education Qualification:                                Dropout

School:                                                           Foundation Public School, Karachi

College / University:                                      Santa Monica College, Los Angeles / University of Southern California   

Mahira Khan Family Info

Father:                                                 Hafeez Khan

Mother:                                               Not known

Sibling:                                                Hassaan Khan

Mahira Khan Debut

Debut Years:                                      2006

Debut Drama:                                   MTV’s Most Wanted 2006

Debut Movie:                                    Bol 2011              

Occupation:                                      Actor, Model, VJ

Affiliation:                                         Belonging to TV Drama Serial & Movies

 

Mahira Khan Affairs / Relationship

Boyfriend:                                           not known         

Marital Status:                                    Divorced             

Former Husband:                               Ali Askari

Son:                                                    Azlan Askari

Mahira Khan Favorite Things

Film / Movie:                                     Pyaasa (1957) Bollywood Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Hollywood          

Actor:                                                Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Nouman Ijaz, Johny Depp, Daniel Day-Lewis          

Actress:                                             Madhuri Dixit, Samina Peerzada, and Bushra Ansari        

Singer:                                               Atif Aslam          

Color:                                                White  

Food:                                                Any gravy with rice         

 

 

Mahira Khan  Other Recognition

2016:                     1st Femina Middle East Women Awards (Unstoppable Emerging Talent from Pakistan)

2015:                     Masala! Awards (Best Actress award for Bin Roye)

2016:                     Vogue Beauty Awards (Face to Watch Out For)

2017:                     special award for International Recognition and also Best Dress at the 8th Beirut International Awards Festival.

2017:                     Masala! Awards (Asian Woman of Substance).

2018:                     Contribution to Film and Activism Award (UK Asian Film Festival)

 

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