In 2017, Pakistani actress Mahira Khan and Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor took the internet by storm with their "smoke break" on the streets of New York City. The tired-seeming duo was seen smoking together. The 'Raees' actress was photographed wearing a backless white dress, while Ranbir sported a simple T-shirt. Years later, Mahira finally opened up on the incident that led to immense backlash on social media. 

Mahira Khan thought her career was over

In an interview with BBC Asian Network, Mahira Khan referred to an article called ‘The Little White Dress’ which made her question if her career was over. She said, "In that article, it was written that 'here is a woman who has achieved this kind of success that no one in Pakistan has achieved, all the endorsements and all that, and now it is all gone. What is going to happen to her?' I read it and I was like 'Damn.' But I told myself, 'Are you mad? This is going to end,' maybe it was the 14-year-old Mahira that told me.”