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    Mahira Khan marks 15 years of 'Humsafar' with heartfelt tribute to her character

    Fawad Khan•September 27, 2026• 3 min read
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    Mahira Khan marks 15 years of 'Humsafar' with heartfelt tribute to her character
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    “Fifteen years after. Humsafarfirst aired, Mahira Khan has marked the anniversary of the drama that introduced her as Khirad to audiences with a heartfelt tribute to the character, the journey that follo…”

    Khan shared a video on Instagram featuring herself dancing and twirling in a black dress, interspersed with clips from her role as Khirad in. Humsafar. The video also featured her latest drama, Mitti De Baway, which premiered on the same day as the.

    Humsafaranniversary. “My dearest… my most precious Humsafars. 15 years.

    15 years of loving and twirling in that love. Of surrendering to life, to the characters I picked and those that were picked for me,” Khan wrote in her Instagram post. She added, “It is surreal to have.

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    Mitti De Bawayair on the same day that. Humsafarwas aired that many years ago.”https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddt-XR_Mt9K/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIw. NjQ2YQ==While much has changed in Khan’s life and career since she played Khirad, she said her fans had remained a constant source of support.

    “And even though so much has changed… all of you have remained the same for me. My constants. My backbone and my strength.

    From Khirad to Bilo… I am filled with nothing butshukr,” she wrote. Khan ended her message by thanking her fans for standing by her throughout her career. “Here’s to all of you… here’s to a lifetime of being each other’s humsafars, may there never bejudaai… may there never bebewafaai:) Ameen.

    Yours forever.”Fans responded to the tribute with messages celebrating both her portrayal of Khirad and her return to television as Billo in. Mitti De Baway. “Some characters are remembered.

    Some are timeless. 15 years ago, you gave us Khirad, a performance that still holds a special place in our hearts. Today, you return as Billo, fearless, powerful, daring, unapologetic and unlike anything we’ve seen from you before.

    From Khirad to Billo, you continue to leave your mark,” one fan wrote. Others became emotional while watching Khan’s. Humsafartribute, describing the drama as their “baby show” and a source of comfort and nostalgia.

    BBC Asian Networkalso revisited a memorable interview with Khan from the. Humsafarera, in which she spoke about the connection she shared with her co-star Fawad Khan, who played Ashar in the drama. “There’s one thing I think about me and Fawad, this is a rare quality,” she said.

    “We come into a scene together and we sort of know each other’s beats, which is really lovely. It’s really nice that someone gets you and you get that person.”View this post on Instagram. Khan also spoke about the personal connection she felt with the drama, saying, “It’s my most untainted work.

    It’s me. There’s nothing not real about it.”Written by Farhat Ishtiaq and based on her novel of the same name, Humsafarfirst aired in 2011 and went on to become one of the most recognisable dramas of its era.

    For Khan, the role of Khirad became a defining early chapter in her acting career. Fifteen years on, her anniversary tribute offered a glimpse back at the character that helped shape her television journey, even as she begins a new chapter in.

    Mitti De Baway.

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    Written by Fawad Khan

    Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter

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