Mahira faced one of the most talked-about controversies of her career last year after her photos with Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor went viral and months after that, the actress has opened up about how it made her feel.

Recently, Mahira was interviewed for the famous BBC World News show ‘HardTalk’, where the actress was asked about the controversy that emerged last September after some pictures of her with Ranbir in the New York City were leaked.

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Recounting how it became a 'national topic and debate', she said, "That was the first time in my entire career that I was caught up in a so-called controversy and it was strange because there were so many things in that. One, obviously you feel violated, you are in a personal down time moment and someone has just photographed you.”

"Two, obviously there was an uproar because here I was, someone who is extremely loved in Pakistan, and they sort of keep me up on this pedestal you know, they treat me with a lot of love and a lot of respect. And there are certain things I didn't realize that they don't want to see me do. At that point yes, it was crazy honestly because it lasted for a while... It was crazy, it was ridiculous."

Mahira debuted in Bollywood opposite superstar Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Raees’ that turned out to be a massive success worldwide. However, the movie faced ban in Pakistan to which the actress said, "I was more excited about 'Raees' being released in Pakistan than anywhere else, because all I wanted was to sit there with my best friends and my child Azlaan and the audience and watch this but I couldn't."

"I think their decisions sometimes are based on things that don't even concern the film sometimes. So you know I don't think that was the reason. They said it but I don't know. I don't know if 'Raees' was released today, would it be released," the 33-year-old actress said.