Pakistani Actress Mahira Khan talked about how she was so impressed with Parveen Babi’s Time magazine cover that she went on to watch her films. ”Raees” actress Mahira Khan has paid homage to the late Indian actress Parveen Babi. Mahira showed up in a rani pink saree and had her hair cut at the 11th hour to resemble the legendary style icon from India. She has also disclosed how difficult it was for her since she was still recovering from her multiple fractures in the foot.
Homage to Praveen Babi
On Instagram, Mahira Khan posted a video of the photoshoot in which she is seen swaying like Parveen Babi in the shimmery rani pink saree. The video also includes an interview clip of Mahira Khan in which she reveals how Parveen Babi became her inspiration.
“So I remember seeing this Time magazine cover and it had the gorgeous Parveen Babi on it. It’s because of that cover that I actually watched her films. Some of her songs I just love. She was so beautiful, such a style icon,” she quoted.
She also sings a few lines of Parveen’s popular song from the film Namak Halal – Jawani Janeman Haseen Dilruba.
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Mahira Khan talking about her foot injury
In another video, she is seen rocking a silver kurta outfit, standing in front of a giant screen with Parveen Babi’s songs playing on it, as if getting into the mood to turn a muse.
She captioned on her Instagram Stories, “This was a tough shoot, my first since my foot injury (three fractures in my right foot to be precise). I couldn’t move much and I was hating it. The team was sooo loving and caring…love you guys @lovefuryal @museluxe.”
More about Mahira Khan
Mahira Hafeez Khan is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films and television. Mahira Khan made her Bollywood debut with the action-romance Raees (2017) opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She has also acted in successful Pakistani films Bin Roye (2015), Ho Mann Jahaan (2015), Superstar (2019) and The Legend of Maula Jutt (2022). She made her debut as a producer with the sports web series Baarwan Khiladi (2022).
Recently, Mahira Khan broke the internet with her wedding pictures with businessman Salim Karim.