Mahira Khan has always been one of the most sought-after actresses. While she has predominantly acted in Pakistani films and television shows, the actress made her much-anticipated Bollywood debut in 2017 with Shah Rukh Khan`s Raees. Mahira faced the brunt of the ban on Pakistani artistes in India following the Uri attack in 2016. People went harsh on the actress with their unsavoury comments. 

In her latest interview with FWhy podcast, Mahira recalled dealing with the tough year. She said, "That year was rough. The same year Raees released was the same year Verna released, and the same year the whole picture thing happened, and it broke me. It was unexpected. I’d finished the film, it was going just fine. Then suddenly this attack happens, and politically, everything gets political. It’s always political, it’s always political. With India, it’s always political. But the fact that it would get this messy."