Pakistani cinema was making huge strides post 2014. Many big and experimental films were not only released in the cinemas but they were also getting very good reception. Verna was one such film starring Mahira Khan and Haroon Shahid in the lead roles. Verna was a thriller with killer music and a genre not really explored in Pakistan. It got decent reception and it gave a chance to Mahira Khan to show diversity.
Haroon Shahid also made his acting debut with Verna. He was a musician before and Verna launched him into acting. He has talked about his shaky debut several times and he has admitted that he did not even know the basics of filming when he was working in Verna. He learnt to act later on with projects. Talking in the show Life Green Hai, Haroon revealed that not Mahira Khan but a Bollywood actress was supposed to do Verna.
Haroon revealed that Kareena Kapoor Khan was supposed to do the film. At that time, Kareena got married and she was expecting her first son Taimoor Ali Khan thus she could not travel for the shoot and Mahira Khan was later roped in for the role.
Here is what he revealed:
