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According to Firdous Jamal, Mahira Khan is not a’ heroine material’

Mahira Khan happens to be one of the biggest stars in our television and film industry. Starting her career with being a Video Jockey on Indus Music, Mahira Khan has traveled a long way. She is one of those stars who are capable of carrying a film solely on their shoulders by the virtue of their stardom and talent. Mahira Khan has worked with almost all big names in the industry. Not only this, but Pakistani film industry Mahira Khan has also worked with Shah Rukh Khan in her debut Bollywood film. She also represented Pakistan at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

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Firdous Jamal disses Mahira Khan’s acting skills and age to play a heroine

However, Mahira Khan’s career has mostly been surrounded by controversies. She has recently become a part of the controversy where the veteran actor Firdous Jamal did not approve of her acting skills. According to senior actor Firdous Jamal, Mahira Khan does not have what it takes to become a heroine. He said that she has passed the age which is deemed fit for the heroines in this industry hence she should only do roles of a mother. This happened during a TV show hosted by Faysal Qureshi for the ARY channel. Faysal Qureshi has earlier claimed that Mahira had not given a hit film in years.

Many fellow actors supported Mahira Khan

These comments did not sit well with the social media and soon there was a storm. People clearly divided themselves (like all Twitter wars). Many celebrities also came out to support Mahira Khan. According to celebrities like Humayun Saeed, Gohar Rasheed, Osman Khalid Butt, Mawarda Hocane and Adnan Ansari supported Mahira Khan in clear words and condemned Firdous Jamal’s opinion of her.

Twitter was divided into two factions. Soon, it turned ugly!

Common people also supported Mahira Khan and dissed Firdous Jamal’s opinion of her.

There were people who supported Firdous Jamal too. According to these people, Mahira Khan is an average actress and can not be applauded for her acting skills.

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Hamza Firdous also had something to say

Firdous Jamal and Mahira Khan, however, stayed shut about this controversy. However, Firdous Jamal’s son Hamza Firdous came forward to support his father and yet express his liking for Mahira Khan.

Can we agree to disagree?

Firdous Jamal has been working in the industry for forty-five good years now. Mahira Khan has represented Pakistan globally and is one of the stars the country can bank on. However, the controversy took an ugly turn when supporters from both sides ended up snubbing an opposite point of view.

What Firdous Jamal said about Mahira Khan can not be supported but there is a civil way of disagreeing. Through his comments, he highlighted the society’s traditional view of a heroine’s ‘shelf life.’ While many old 45 plus-year-old men are still dancing around the trees, it is considered awkward for a woman who crosses a certain age to play the main lead. We can agree to disagree on many matters and there is always an appropriate way for it. Pakistanis, as a society, have probably forgotten this subtle art.

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