A biography for Mahira Khanhasn’t been written yet.
“My first priority is my child.”
“If it were up to me, I would wear a peshwas and a gharara everywhere.”
“My directors are always more confident about me doing a role than I am.”
“Once I did a film like 'Verna,' which was emotionally draining, I knew I needed to do something lighter and entertaining.”
“If my co-actor shines, it means I have shone as well and vice versa.”
“I have dealt with criticism from my first drama, and I think that is a part of our profession. It brings me down but definitely pushes me to do better.”
“I've suffered from anxiety and a lot of other things.”
“It's very hard for an artist to negotiate their fees. My job is to act; my manager's job should be to handle the business side of it.”
“It isn't easy to break into Bollywood. But that's not my goal.”
“I don't think that I can tell any story better than the story of my own country, than the stories of my own countrymen.”
“Good films with great content is what I dream about.”
“Shah Rukh Khan is magic, really, honestly. He spoilt me for life. There's nothing you can't talk to him about, and we've had amazing conversations.”
“I have been lucky with the people that I've worked with - and I have worked with very few people.”
“Now, I realise that love is peace. Love is when you are with somebody, and it's okay, and you don't have to talk. Their presence is important.”
“I don't even have time to buy clothes.”
“I wish I had gone to Cannes with a film, but I had gone there for L'Oreal Pakistan. I cannot tell you the people that I was around, from Helen Mirren to Jane Fonda. It was a proud moment on the red carpet when they announced my name and said 'Mahira Khan from Pakistan.'”
“The price of wisdom is innocence. So, I have definitely become wiser but sadly a little less innocent.”
“As a child, I used to steal Indian film magazines.”
“Your life could be falling apart, but for your audience, you have to put up a show.”
“If I have to choose between a Bollywood film and Pakistan film, it may sound cliched, but I will go with the script first. And if both the scripts are equally good, then I will choose a Pakistan film.”