December 15, 2017
Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia, who directed Mahira Khan in the
2017 film "Raees", says Indians have "wronged" the Pakistani actress.
While Mahira was in Dubai for the Masala! Awards 2017, Mahira spoke to film news
platform Bollywood Hungama, and said: "Whether it was Shah Rukh Khan or Rahul or
Ritesh Batra or Farhan Akhtar, they all have been so amazing. At the end of the
day, it's about films, which is bigger than all of us combined. The film needed
to be released. The film had to do well. They were all amazing. They still are."
Dholakia found it "so sweet".
He shared the link of her interview on
Twitter on Friday, and commented: "Somewhere I feel we have wronged her. Our
people forgot that she is an artist, not the enemy! We took away her right as an
actor! Unfair. Mahira Khan you are wonderful and thank you for being a part of
'Raees'."
Mahira came to India last year to shoot for the film alongside
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
However, she was not allowed to
attend the promotional events of the film in India after a ban was imposed by
some groups on Pakistani artistes to work in India.