Art transcends borders: Mahira Khan on her Filmfare win

Actor Mahira Khan was recently honoured by Filmfare Middle East with a high achievers award, with the Aik Hai Nigar star highlighting the ability of art to unite despite borders in her acceptance speech. 

Taking to the stage, Mahira said, “What is lovely about being here is that truly, truly, art transcends borders. I say this all the time. When I come here, I stand here wearing my country’s flag on my back, but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate all the other people here, who I have admired so much, I look at and get inspired. So, this is for art and art alone, and for my country.” 

The Filmfare Middle East Achievers was a celebration of all things Bollywood, Arabic, and Pakistani, according to Gulf News, as the night united cinema’s finest. Honouring the likes of Kajol, Mohamed Ramadan, Sajal Aly, and Mahira Khan among others, the ceremony took place at Dubai’s Meydan on October 28.

Sajal Aly, who was also honoured at the ceremony, expressed her gratitude at attending a glamorous awards night of such scale after so long. Dressed in a nude-coloured glittering skirt and top, she said she was looking forward to celebrating the best of talents from countries other than her own.

A thread of photos shared on various social media outlets also saw Mahira, Sheheryar Munawar, Sajal and Ahad Raza Mir rubbing shoulders with foreign stars including Nawazuddin Siddiqui, boxer Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makdoom, among others.