Mahira Khan is facing backlash after entrepreneur and women rights activist Kanwal Ahmed called her out for glorifying abusive relationships.
Kanwal Ahmed shared a tweet with her 14.4k followers in which she quoted Mahira’s roles in Humsafar and Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay.
Referencing Mahira’s Humsafar character Khirad’s popular dialogue that she says to her mother-in-law when Khirad is told to leave her home after being accused of infidelity, Kanwal wrote:
“The journey from ‘Mummy, what are you saying,’ to, ‘Aswad, what are you saying’,”
The second part of the tweet referred to a dialogue spoken by Mahira Khan’s character to her emotionally abusive husband in Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.
In honour of Humsafar’s 10th anniversary, Mahira Khan recently took to Twitter to reflect on her character in the drama series.
Mahira Khan wrote: “I have nothing but gratitude and love for all of you and only myself to offer.
“Khirad is by far my most special character.
“She loved fiercely, she gave wholeheartedly and when it came to her self respect – she held it closest to her heart. What a woman.”
However, Mahira Khan, who was appointed as the National Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency in 2019, is yet to respond to the ongoing backlash.
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