Kubra Khan is being praised for her stellar performance as Mashal in Hum Khan Ke Sachay Thay. Mashal may not be winning hearts, but her story has certainly left a huge impact on the audience, with many empathizing with her.
Speaking with Fuchsia Magazine, the Alif star shared her experience of playing Mashal, and explained that she is not entirely evil. Kubra is happy that the public is giving her latitude. She confessed:
“I didn’t expect Mashal would get so much attention. I knew she was a dark, or rather a grey character, but I did not expect people would notice all the different shades of her as well. That’s the shocking part for me because often characters are written as either negative or positive, and people then have very black and white perceptions about these characters. But Mashal is neither completely negative nor positive, she is a grey character who has several layers.”
Kubra Khan shares her views on Mashal
“There’s pain in her. I am not saying that she is not bad. She is bad, I am not going to defend her, but obviously there’s a reason for it,” Kubra added.
For Kubra Khan, Mashal is only a human, and here’s her approach to showing all the different shades of her character.
“Whether you are playing a positive character or a negative character, you have to believe the character is right. Mashal is completely negative but if she believes she’s right, she’ll keep doing the sort of naughty things she’s always doing. I’m not playing Mashal by being Kubra, I’m playing Mashal by believing that I truly am Mashal herself.”
You can watch the full interview here:
