Reema Khan made her debut in the film industry with her film Bulandi. It was a blockbuster and she won hearts from her very first appearance on screen. Reema Khan never looked back after her debut and she was a big star in the country. She went to star in 200 films and she also directed some really good movies. She is also a successful host and has hosted several television shows and transmissions. Reema made and thrived in her career in Pakistan and never went to Bollywood at any time.
Many other Pakistani stars however, went to Bollywood and some of them actually had good projects like Fawad Khan, Mahira khan and Ali Zafar. Meera is also from Reema’s time who did films in Bollywood. Reema was asked in Hasna Mana Hai why she did not go to Bollywood despite having offers.
Reema said that she always thought that her own industry though smaller is more respectful and therefore never went to India. She clarified that people there do respect the Pakistani artists but there are many groups who do not want to see Pakistanis working in Bollywood and those groups hold influence. Thus if you have to run away in the middle of the night from India to Pakistan, then that is not a great thing for an artist.
Here is what she said:
