Mahira Khan

ماہرہ خان

Actress · Born 21 December 1984, Karachi

Mahira Hafeez Khan is a Karachi-born actress who became a household name as Khirad in Humsafar (2011) opposite Fawad Khan. She has since led spiritual, romantic and social dramas including Shehr-e-Zaat and Sadqay Tumhare, and the 2015 film Bin Roye. In 2026 she is on Green Entertainment in Mitti De Baway, playing Billo opposite Wahaj Ali.

Born 21 December 1984, Karachi.

Before Humsafar she was already a familiar face in advertising. The 2011 serial made Khirad a national part, and Shehr-e-Zaat the next year showed she could play a woman the audience is allowed to judge. Sadqay Tumhare (2014–15) took her into a period romance. Bin Roye, the 2015 film with Humayun Saeed, was her move into cinema at home.

In 2017 she appeared opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Raees. The film’s release in Pakistan became its own political argument, separate from the performance. She has kept working mainly in Pakistani cinema and television since. In 2026 she is on Green Entertainment in Mitti De Baway, as Billo, opposite Wahaj Ali.

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Mahira Hafeez Khan was born on 21 December 1984 in Karachi. Advertising came before acting. Humsafar (2011), as Khirad, made her the face of the drama boom. Shehr-e-Zaat (2012) and Sadqay Tumhare (2014–15) showed she was not only that one part. Bin Roye (2015) and Superstar (2019) are the Pakistani films. Raees (2017) is the Hindi film, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Its release at home became a political fight separate from the performance.

In 2026 she is on Green Entertainment in Mitti De Baway, as Billo, opposite Wahaj Ali. The photograph on this page is a 2024 Dolmen Mall frame under CC BY 3.0.

Awards and honours

Hum Awards and Lux Style Awards have both cited Humsafar-era work. Ceremony pages disagree on the exact trophy title from year to year, so this page does not pin a single statuette it has not re-opened the original winner list for.

Films, dramas and shows

Year	Title	Role	Note
2011	Humsafar	Khirad	Farhat Ishtiaq. Fawad Khan as Ashar. HUM. 23 episodes.
2012	Shehr-e-Zaat	Falak	Umera Ahmed.
2014	Sadqay Tumhare	Lead	HUM. Adnan Malik.
2015	Bin Roye	Saba	Film. Humayun Saeed.
2017	Raees	Aasiya	Rahul Dholakia. Opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
2019	Superstar	Noor	Mohammed Ehteshamuddin. Bilal Ashraf.
2026	Mitti De Baway	Billo	Green Entertainment. Wahaj Ali.

Known for

Humsafar · Shehr-e-Zaat · Mitti De Baway

Now and next

Now: Mitti De Baway (drama, on air on Green Entertainment)

Work on ShowBuzz

Mitti De Baway
Drama · Green Entertainment · 2026. Mitti De Baway pairs Mahira Khan and Wahaj Ali on Green Entertainment. Faiza Iftikhar writes and Syed Wajahat Hussain directs. Mahira plays Billo; Wahaj plays Bala.
Humsafar
Drama · HUM TV · 2011. After her father Baseerat dies, Khirad marries her cousin Ashar and leaves Hyderabad for his Karachi house. Ashar’s mother never accepts her. A jealous Sara and that mother-in-law build a lie that separates the couple, including from the daughter Khirad later raises. The serial is still the drama people mean when they say Pakistani television went global.
Shehr-e-Zaat
Drama · HUM TV · 2012. Umera Ahmed’s novella about a young woman who has organised her life around being admired, and what is left when that collapses. Mahira Khan leads. Sarmad Khoosat directs.
Sadqay Tumhare
Drama · HUM TV · 2014. Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar’s own love story, set in the 1980s, with Mahira Khan and Adnan Malik (in his first role) as Shano and Khalil. Mohammed Ehteshamuddin directs.
The Legend of Maula Jatt
Film · 2022. In a fictionalised Punjab of no fixed period, the Natt clan wipes out the family of their rival, Sardar Jatt. His young son Maula survives and is raised by a woman named Daani, grows into a famous wrestler, and is haunted at night by a past he cannot remember. Then the Natts, led by the feared Noori Natt, cross his path again.