Mahira Khan in Raees opposite Shahrukh Khan
Gorgeous beauty Mahira Khan has been finalized for Raees movie opposite Shahrukh Khan. Mahira is a popular face in Pakistan and gained fame in India after TV series Humsafar with female heartthrob Fawad Khan. Who knows she will be rocking soon as Anushka Sharma who started her career opposite Shahrukh Khan in ‘Rab Ne Bana Di jodi’, and now rocking with her recent performance in PK movie.
Raees, directed by Rahul Dholakia is a mafia-saga with Shahrukh Khan playing a gangster based in Gujarat. Mahira khan will play SRK’s wife role and said to be perfect choice for this complex role as per film’s director Rahul Dholakia and producers, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, has the same believe on casting her for the role. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a cop who is up against the don.
Casting of the actress opposite Shahrukh Khan in Raees had been quite a tough task for the makers in short. The other considerations for the role was Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra to Kriti Sanon. Several actresses were considered but Mahira was the one choosen for.