Saba Qamar and Mahira Khan. Photograph: file
Actor Mahira Khan has addressed longstanding rumours of a rivalry with Saba Qamar, calling the narrative “manufactured” and rooted in a broader tendency to pit distinguished girls towards each other.
Hypothesis first started circulating in 2019 after Saba appeared on ‘The Munshi Present’. When requested about her relationship with Mahira, she candidly responded, “We aren’t mates.” The comment shortly sparked on-line chatter, although it stemmed extra from fan hypothesis than any real-life stress.
Saba later clarified, “There isn’t a such challenge between us, just because now we have by no means interacted or labored collectively. She is doing nice work in her personal lane and I’m in mine.” Since then, Mahira has repeatedly been requested in regards to the rumours and has persistently praised Saba’s expertise whereas questioning why profitable girls are sometimes framed as adversaries.
Showing at an occasion to advertise her upcoming film ‘Neelofar’, Mahira said, “I am not being diplomatic, I believe Saba is a superb actress.” She added that her perspective will not be private; she merely has only a few mates throughout the business. Mahira defined that the narrative round her and Saba is a component of a bigger tradition of pitting profitable girls towards one another.
“We underestimate what two highly effective girls can do if they arrive collectively. Hopefully, if we ever collaborate, it may be a extremely good product. We have now a broader worldview downside the place, the second we see two profitable girls, we pit them towards one another, and it really works for everybody besides them.”
Each actors have now publicly dismissed the rivalry, placing the rumours to relaxation. But the dialogue highlights how shortly hypothesis can tackle a lifetime of its personal in showbiz, usually overshadowing the precise work and achievements of girls within the business.
