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==Career==
Meera made her movie debut in 1995, and earned nationwide critical acclaim in 1999 for her lead performance in ''Khilona'' (1996–97). She won her first [[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]] for her acting in ''Khilona'', and received significant praise for her work.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} With the release of [[Inteha (1999 film)|''Inteha'']], another critical and commercial success,{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} she won the second consecutive Nigar Award for Best Actress of the year for her break-out performance. During the late 1990s, she became an integral part of [[Lollywood]]. In 2004, she played a prominent role in ''[[Salakhain]]'' which lifted her image internationally.<ref name="The Indian">{{cite news|title=Premiere of Pakistani celluloid revenge saga 'Salakhain' held in Mumbai|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/premiere-of-pakistani-celluloid-revenge-saga-salakhain-held-in-mumbai_10039509.html|access-date=28 March 2013|newspaper=The Indian|date=18 April 2008<!-- 2:22:48 AM-->|archive-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111526/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/premiere-of-pakistani-celluloid-revenge-saga-salakhain-held-in-mumbai_10039509.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, she acted in a joint Indo-Pakistani film, [[Nazar (2005 film)|''Nazar'']] with which she debuted in [[Bollywood]].<ref name=Dailytimes>{{cite news|title=No ban on Meera, other actors: PM|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-2-2005_pg7_3|access-date=28 March 2013|newspaper=Daily Times|location=Pakistan|date=28 February 2005}}</ref> Her kissing scenes with co-star [[Ashmit Patel]], an Indian Hindu actor, led to much outrage and denunciation among conservative Muslim clerics of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masood |first=Salman |date=27 March 2005 |title=Kiss a Hindu? Just Imagine. Islamists did, with outrage. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/world/asia/kiss-a-hindu-just-imagine-islamists-did-with-outrage.html |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Patel's visa application was rejected by Pakistani government,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashmit Patel reveals the Pakistan government rejected his visa application due to his intimate scene with Meera:
In 2010, she played the titular role of Husan Ara in [[TV One (Pakistan)|TV One]]'s ''Husan Ara Kaun'', followed by another role in [[A-Plus TV]]'s drama ''Bichday Toh Ahsaas Hua'' in next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/58407/meera-proclaims-herself-a-champion-of-womens-rights?|title=Meera proclaims herself a champion of women's rights|website=Express Tribune|date=4 October 2010|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fashioncentral.pk/celebrity_stories/meera-to-appear-in-drama/|title = Meera to Appear in Drama "Bichray Tau Ehsas Hua"}}</ref> In 2014, she was honoured with Best Actress Award at 3rd Delhi International Film Festival, for her <nowiki>''out of the box''</nowiki> performance in psychological thriller film ''[[Hotal]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1146634|title=Meera bags 'Best Actress' award for Hotal|date=30 December 2014|work=HIP|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1155503|title=Meera's film 'Hotal' set for nationwide release in March 2015|last=Desk|first=Entertainment|date=8 January 2015|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> In 2016, she announced her first project as a director, which was titled ''Oscar''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1056589/meera-turns-director-with-oscar/|title=Meera turns director with 'Oscar' – The Express Tribune|date=29 February 2016|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> Same year she played a popular role of ''Naseem Dilruba'' for [[TVOne Pakistan|TV One]] in the drama [[Mein Sitara]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1074372/mein-sitara-serial-on-lollywoods-golden-era-a-dark-horse-among-pakistani-dramas/|title=Mein Sitara: Serial on Lollywood's golden era a dark horse among Pakistani dramas|date=April 2016}}</ref> Which was nominated for [[Lux Style Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/192658-Lux-Style-Awards-2017-nominations-revealed|title = Lux Style Awards 2017 nominations revealed}}</ref> In addition, she played a key character in the television series ''[[Naagin (Geo Kahani)|Naagin]]''. She appeared as a film star in the 2019 drama film ''[[Baaji]]'', which proved to be a box office success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1926171/4-meera-stuns-first-look-upcoming-film-baaji/|title=Meera stuns in first look of upcoming film 'Baaji'|date=9 March 2019|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/pakistani-cinema/meeras-baaji-is-a-box-office-success-1.65641371|title=Meera's 'Baaji' is a box office success|website=gulfnews.com|date=5 August 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/497689-baaji-continues-to-shine-at-the-local-box-office|title=Baaji continues to shine at the local box office|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> In 2019 she performed in a [[PTV Home]]'s drama named Abba which is still very popular.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bAr8OK2hm0|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=117184902998454&story_fbid=125595932157351 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2020}}
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=== Bollywood career ===
Meera did her first movie in India, named ''[[Nazar (2005 film)|Nazar]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Nijher |first=Jaspreet |url=
In 2015, she performed an item song in another Indian film ''Bumpe RFr Draw''.
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