PNN: Mahira Khan reflected on her enduring creative partnership with Fawad Khan, describing it as built on respect, craft, and quiet friendship, as she looked back on what she called an “amazing” and “wholesome” 2025 in a New Year CNN appearance.
The ‘Humsafar’ star, who also shared the screen with Fawad in the blockbuster ‘The Legend of Maula Jutt’, told host Kristie Lu Stout that audiences had showered the pair with affection for more than a decade, and their recent film ‘Neelofar’ was intended partly as a gesture of thanks to loyal fans.
“It has been a blessing that we have been given so much love and respect and adoration together,” she said, admitting the duo have probably been “stingy” about working together despite public demand. “With ‘Neelofar’ we were able to give back to our fans. It is almost a thank-you note to them.”
Mahira, 41, said the real glue behind their onscreen chemistry is a grounded camaraderie and trust in each other’s process, even though their acting styles differ. “I am a spontaneous actor; he has another kind of method, and we both understand each other’s beats very well. And I think that comes with experience but also friendship,” she said.
The year just gone brought two major cinema releases for Mahira ‘Neelofar’ and ‘Love Guru’ something she confessed she had not expected. She described the workload and audience reaction as overwhelming in the best possible way, saying 2025 had been “super special”.
Fans spotted her interview while ringing in the New Year, prompting Mahira to thank them online for their warmth. Posting a clip on Instagram, she wrote that hearing from viewers around the world made the moment even more memorable as 2026 began.
Asked whether another joint project with Fawad is on the horizon, Mahira joked that it might be some time yet, insisting the pair would only reunite onscreen for something bold and unusual perhaps, she suggested, a story in the spirit of ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ or ‘Marriage Story’.
She also revealed that 2026 feels like a natural pause to reassess her path, with a return to television now firmly in her plans. The move, she admitted, brings a flicker of nerves but also the thrill of taking creative risks again.
Away from the spotlight, Mahira spoke with unusual candour about her student years in California. Working two jobs, riding buses and helping support her brother while studying, she said, carried a lasting impact on her outlook as a woman from a well-off Pakistani family suddenly navigating American life.
Even now, she revisits those memories with her son during summer trips to the United States, recounting stories from retailed shifts including a stint at Brookstone and days spent juggling classes, work and family commitments, experiences she believes grounded her far more deeply than fame ever could.