Mahira Khan to Veena Malik: Pakistani actors who ran into controversies

After acting in Hindi films like ‘Nazar’ and ‘Kasak’, Pakistani actress Meera is all set to give Bollywood another go and she is eager to release her film ‘Simran’ in India and Pakistan, but she hasn’t received a visa for India yet. Currently in Dubai, Meera interacted with NavbharatTimes.com and said that her fellow Pakistani actress Mahira Khan’s statements against India made it incredibly difficult for Pakistani artists to obtain an Indian visa.

Meera said that her film ‘Simran’ is ready for a release in India, but for the lack of an Indian visa, she can’t get her film released in the country. The actress revealed that she returned to Pakistan after completing her shoot in India, and soon after Mahira Khan made some statements which resulted in a worsening of Indo-Pak relations, which also in turn resulted in making it hard for Pakistani artists to obtain Indian visas.

Commenting on Shah Rukh Khan’s co-star from ‘Raees’, Meera said that SRK cast her in his film, but Mahira wasn’t worthy of it. “Mahira worked in the film and she started saying poorly about India in Pakistan. When I was working in India, I spoke positively about the relations between the two countries and I highlighted the good things. But Mahira has no class, she kept on speaking against India.”

She added, “When I went to the embassy, officials speak about Mahira’s statements and we are denied a visa. I only request that I should not be denied a visa due to what she says. I appeal Shah Rukh Khan to help us. He may have cast her in his film, but he did not teach her class and sophistication on how to speak to the media. I apologize for Mahira’s mistakes and I request artists and films to have friendly relations between the two nations.”