The diva Mahira Khan is immensely loved in Pakistan and is all set to make her Bollywood Debut with Shah Rukh Khan starer Raees. An old interview clip of Mahira from ‘The Omer Sharif’ show has went viral on social media, as an Indian woman tweeted the clip with a hateful caption.
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Views of our patriotic Raees’s Pakistani co-actress Mahira Khan about India and Bollywood. Plz sell your self-esteem before watching Raees. pic.twitter.com/OFozL8iEY8
— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) December 29, 2016
In the clip, Mahira in conversation with Omer Sharif said, “Aapko India se inspire nahi hona chahiye. Bilkul nahi. Hum Bollywood nahi hain (We should never be inspired from Indians. We are not Bollywood).” The clip, which was captured over five years ago, hasn’t gone down well with some on the Internet but there were many of those too who supported the diva. Mahira had said all this in the context of a larger conversation about supporting Pakistani talent. Unfortunately, the clip has gone viral and Twitteratti have expressed their views on this issue.
@AsYouNotWish @TarekFatah very old show sonam, she had just turned actress from a vj, people grow, mindsets change.
— RIZ (@rizwarned) December 30, 2016
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@pnkunicrnbb @AsYouNotWish I watched the interview and I think we should boycott that Idiot @iamsrk‘s Raees. His heart bleeds for Pakistan.
— Karma (@BinuJoseKarayi) December 30, 2016
@nivedim @AsYouNotWish it’s completely your wish. Don’t decide to watch movie based on that bias . They are only for entertainment.
— Raees Ravi (@Ravisrkian) December 31, 2016
@AsYouNotWish majority of Indian public put celebrities ahead of their ego and country in the name of “liberalism” and “But this is art!”
— DatAsianGirl (@ShradanjaliRai) December 30, 2016
The clip which went viral was picked out of context and used to point fingers and take a dig at Mahira for “anti-India sentiments”. Here is the full interview which was captured 5 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0sQLUaXLM8#t=891 Rimsha Butt
