Pakistani actress Kubra Khan may have achieved new heights in her career after the success ofÂ Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2Â andÂ Parwaaz Hai Junoon,Â but it seems she’s still keeping herself grounded and connected to her roots – especially when it comes to selecting her roles or the things she’s willing to do.

Speaking to Fifi Haroon for BBC Urdu, theÂ Sang-e-Mar MarÂ actress discussed how despite being offered roles in Bollywood and signing up forÂ Welcome 2 Karachi,Â the actress left the Bollywood dream when it came to portraying ‘Pakistanis or Muslims in a wrong light.’

“The reason why I chose to not pursue Bollywood was mainly due to a contractual issue on the sets ofÂ Welcome 2 Karachi,Â and luckily, I was smart enough to stipulate what I will and won’t do in the contract,” Kubra explained. “Item number was one thing that I told them I won’t do – I was saying ‘Mein Item Number Nahi Karoongi’Â from the start. My character in the film was Pakistani and Muslim, so I didn’t want to portray them in a different light.”

Kubra also explained how she believes that if she will ‘represent’ Pakistan anywhere, she’ll do it with honour.

“At the end of the day, I am a Pakistani and if I represent it anywhere, I’ll do it with honour,” she said. “I made it clear that if there was anything against Pakistan in the [W2K] script, I will walk out – and I did.

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