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Mahira Khan
Career
Active 2006 – present
Biography
About Mahira Khan
Mahira Khan was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, on 21 December 1984, into a Muhajir family. Her father, Hafeez Khan, was born in Delhi during the British Raj and migrated to Pakistan after partition. She has a younger brother, Hasan Khan, who works as a journalist and entrepreneur. At seventeen, she moved to California for higher education, attending Santa Monica College and later enrolling at the University of Southern California for a Master's in English literature. During that time, she worked part-time as a cashier at Rite Aid, mopping floors and running the till. She quit university after her first year to pursue acting.
Khan began her career as a video jockey in 2006, hosting the MTV show Most Wanted, and later presented Weekends with Mahira on AAG TV. She made her acting debut in 2011 with the social drama Bol, playing Ayesha, a girl from a conservative family in Lahore. The same year, she starred in the romantic television serial Humsafar, which won her a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress. She gained wider recognition with roles in Shehr-e-Zaat, Sadqay Tumhare, and Bin Roye, earning multiple Best Actress awards. Her first Hindi film was Raees in 2017, which became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, making her the first Pakistani actress to join the Bollywood 100 Crore Club. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a rape victim in Verna (2017) and an aspiring actress in Superstar (2019). In 2022, she starred in the action films Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad and The Legend of Maula Jatt, and produced the sports web-series Baarwan Khiladi.
Beyond acting, Khan promotes social causes such as women's rights and the refugee crisis, and has worked with UNICEF since 2019, serving as a national and global Goodwill Ambassador for Afghan refugees. She is a prominent celebrity endorser and has hosted several television and award shows. In her personal life, she married Ali Askari in 2007, and they have a son, Azlaan, born in 2010. The couple divorced in 2016. She married entrepreneur Salim Karim in an intimate ceremony in October 2023. Mahira is a Pakistani actress with a slim build, brown hair, and brown eyes.
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Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 2006-present (started around 21 years old; 20 years active)
- Birthplace
- Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Ethnicity
- Asian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Body
- Hair Color
- Brown
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Weight
- 121 lbs (or 55 kg)
- Measurements
- 33–25–33 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.76
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 11.9m (as of April 2026)
Frequently asked
What was Mahira Khan's first acting role?
Her acting debut was a supporting role in the 2011 film Bol, followed by the TV drama Humsafar that same year.
Which Indian film featured Mahira Khan and was a major success?
She starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Raees (2017), which grossed over ₹3.0 billion worldwide and made her the first Pakistani actress in the Bollywood 100 Crore Club.
What social causes does Mahira Khan support?
She has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2019, focusing on Afghan refugees in Pakistan and advocating for women's rights and child safety.
Did you know
- Mahira Khan was born on 21 December 1984 and began her career as a VJ at age 21 in 2006.
- She studied in the United States and worked as a cashier at Rite Aid before returning to Pakistan.
- She is the first Pakistani actress to join the Bollywood 100 Crore Club with her film Raees.
- Mahira Khan has produced a sports web series titled Baarwan Khiladi.
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