Fawad and Mahira’s sizzling chemistry is back on screen

The duo is back to awe audiences as they drop teaser for latest romantic film ‘Neelofar’

Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan have dropped the first teaser for their romantic film, Neelofar. Taking to Instagram, the actors posted a black and red movie poster featuring themselves with the caption, “Will be waiting for the next meeting.”

Co-produced by Fawad himself, the film is written and directed by Ammar Rasool and produced by Qasim Mehmood. The film also stars Madiha Imam as one of the main characters along with Samiya Mumtaz, Atiqa Odho, Behroze Sabzwari, and Gohar Rasheed.

The shooting for Neelofar had begun before the Covid-19 outbreak but the pandemic postponed it. However, the team defeated hurdles and wrapped its shoot on 9 December 2020, according to an Instagram post by Mahira.

Celebrating its wrap, Mahira captioned the post in 2020, “I take with me a piece of you, leaving a bit of my soul with you. My darling Neelofar, I shall miss you, oh so much. Here is a shout out to all those who worked on this film. Each and every one of them put their heart and soul in it. Can’t wait for all of you to see our hard work and love on your screens soon, Ameen.”

Mahira had talked about sharing screen space with Fawad in Samina Peerzada’s web show in 2020. “I had so much fun working on this project with him,” she said. “It had been so long. Neelofar is just about these two people, it is very different from our characters in Maula Jatt. In Neelofar, it’s just the two of us, all our scenes are with each other. It was just so great to be back with Fawad as older, more mature actors and people.”

Mahira and Fawad’s on- and off-screen chemistry has been one of Pakistani entertainment’s most durable pairings. As fans gear for their project, here is a list of some of our favourite appearances of the two:

1. Humsafar (2011)

The drama that turned Mahira and Fawad into a continental talking point. Sarmad Khoosat’s Humsafar (based on Farhat Ishtiaq’s novel) paired Mahira’s Khirad with Fawad’s Ashar and became a cultural phenomenon. High TRPs, streaming re-runs, and an export that helped define Pakistan’s 2010s TV golden age. It also created global hype for the two actors and they went on to make their Bollywood careers after it.

2. Lux Style Awards commercials (since 2015)

The duo reunited for award-show promos and Lux commercials that gathered fans through nostalgia. The advertisements and behind-the-scenes footage were widely shared and whetted fans for live-show reunions and red-carpet moments.

3. Aquafina TV commercial (2012)

One of their early post-Humsafar pairings on screen came in a heartwarming TV commercial for Aquafina mineral water. A glossy and emotional story that reminded viewers why the pairing had such strong recall.

4. Brides Today photoshoot (2018)

Mahira and Fawad fronted a bridal fashion editorial for Brides Today (showcasing Sadaf Fawad Khan’s SFK bridals). The photoshoot, shot in Dubai, was a big media moment: editorial, glamorous, and a reminder that the duo’s chemistry works equally well on glossy covers as it does on screen.

5. The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022)