Pakistani actress Mahira Khan will make her Bollywood debut in a grand style as she has been roped to pair with King Khan of Bollywood, Shah Rukh in his upcoming movie 'Raees.' Mahira will play the role of Shah Rukh's wife in Raees while SRK will be seen as gangster.

Sonam Kapoor and Kriti Sanon were considered initially for the role but Mahira bagged the meaty project. The Pakistani actress recently flew down to Mumbai and met the makers for a formal talk. The producers of 'Raees' Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani were quite impressed with her and also believed that Mahira fits the role perfectly.

Shah Rukh will play the role of Gujarati gangster while Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen as cop who traps SRK. Rahul Dholakia is the director.

- TVR