Mahira Khan on her viral photos with Ranbir Kapoor: I was Shattered

In September, few photos of actor Ranbir Kapoor smoking with Pakistani actress Mahira Khan were surfaced over the internet. This soon became hot news and a topic of discussion where Mahira received enormous flak from the audience.

Reports of Ranbir - Mahira indulged in a romantic relationship were conspired and Mahira was highly criticised for her rather revealing dress and for smoking. Mahira after this incident chose to maintain her silence but now she has decided to speak up and end this once and for all.

Mahira expressed, "I'd be lying if I said that I decided right off the bat that I wouldn't respond to this controversy. And I'm a very strong woman but when all of this happened, I was completely shattered and broken. I would think about posting a statement every day. Then I would stop myself because I just wouldn't know what to say".

The actress also pointed over the fact that she knows where this criticism comes from. She says, "Thankfully, 'Power Di Game' was ready to be released, which I thought was perfect timing, so I just posted that as sort of a response to the trolls. But to be honest, I understand where all the criticism came from and it didn't come from a place of hate. I'm not talking about the trolls but those who were genuinely disappointed to see those pictures. It's the same disappointment that my nani or my mamoo would have felt seeing that. So even now when I meet an older lady who says that she didn't like the pictures, I'm quick to apologize".

Despite this incident, Mahira believes she is a role model. She further adds, "People ask me if I'm a good role model for my fans, and my response to that is that yes, I am a role model but I'm not the perfect role model. I am human, I make mistakes. And I was really happy to see that there were so many people who stood up for me. It goes to show that the narrative in Pakistan is changing, and if nothing else, I'm happy to have been part of that narrative".

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(Credits: Something Haute)