PARIS – Pakistani actress Mahira Khan says that Bollywood diva AishwaryaRai gave her the warmest hug she has gotten in a while.
In an interview with India Today Mahira was asked about her conversationwith Aishwarya at Cannes.
“Aishwarya Rai just came and we hugged each other. She just gave me a longhug. I told her this is the warmest hug I have gotten in a while,” Mahirasaid.
“So that was really sweet,” she said, adding that the two of them thentalked about their children.
Asked about the differences between Pakistan and India and how to get ridof all the obstacles and come together with regard to the cinematic realm?
Mahira said, “I don’t know how we can. I used to think and I still thinkthat whatever differences are created via history and politics whateverthat may be, I think art lessens those differences.
“By way of art, we start seeing that we are much more similar than we aredifferent. Because we are,” she said.
She said the people from both the countries appear to be similar and sharesame things.
“When we speak it appears the same language, same thing, and in fact,globally when we come to places like this, the biggest thing you learn isthat we are very similar.”
Urging for collaboration between music and film industries of the twocountries, the Pakistani actor hoped that things would change and peoplewould not ask this question.
“So places like these, festivals like these, films, music, I think we allneed to still try to collaborate, but off course India, Pakistan is India,Pakistan,” she said.
“I hope one day you don’t ask me this question,” Mahira added.