Rahul Dholakia Spoke About Casting Mahira Khan In Raees. Mahira Khan was cast opposite Shahrukh Khan in Raees. The film became the only Bollywood project that she did as she was banned from the industry by Hindu extremists and she was not even able to promote the movie with numerous threats surrounding her name at the time. Her work was noticed and she also received a lot of appreciation for playing Aasiya in the film. Mahira Khan is the biggest female superstar in this country. She started her career as a VJ and ended up becoming one of the biggest