Fatima Sana Shaikh (born 11 January 1992)[1][bettersourceneeded] is an Indian actress. She is known for her works in Hindi-language cinema and television.[2] Shaikh appeared as a child artist in films such as Chachi 420, Tahaan and One 2 Ka 4.[3] In 2016, she portrayed Indian freestyle wrestler, Geeta Phogat in the sports drama film Dangal.[4]
Fatima Sana Shaikh was born on 11 January 1992 born and brought up in Mumbai. Her mother, Raj Tabassum, is from Srinagar, and her father, Vipin Sharma, is from Jammu.[5] While her father was raised Hindu and her mother raised Muslim, Shaikh identifies as an atheist.[6] She had received experience in photography prior to becoming an actress.[7]
Career
Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh on the sets of Dangal
Shaikh began her career as a child artist in Chachi 420 and One 2 Ka 4.[3] Years later, she played Zoya in the Indian drama film Tahaan, which received "The German Star of India award" at "Bollywood and Beyond" festival at Stuttgart, Germany in 2009.[8]
Shaikh was selected for Nitesh Tiwari's biographical sports film Dangal along with Sanya Malhotra, who had never acted before. Shaikh was chosen to portray Geeta Phogat.[9] To prepare for her role, she watched several videos on wrestling to understand "how wrestlers move, walk, their body language".[9] Both Malhotra and Sheikh went through five rounds of auditions, physical training and workshops with Tiwari and Aamir Khan.[7] They were trained by coach and former wrestler Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi.[7] Released in 2016, Dangal received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing Indian film ever with earnings of more than ₹2,000 crore (US$250million) worldwide.[10][11]
She played Zafira Baig, a warrior-archer Thug in the epic action-adventure film, Thugs of Hindostan.[12] Shaikh will be featuring in a Hindi remake of Tamil movie Aruvi. The Hindi version is being produced by Applause Entertainment.[13]
Fatima will be seen as Indira Gandhi, along with Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra in an untitled 2022 Sam Manekshaw biography film directed by Meghna Gulzar.[14]
Interview With Fatima Sana Shaikh for 'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhaari' And 'Ludo' | The Quint (in Hindi and English). The Quint. 27 October 2020. Event occurs at 08:55. Retrieved 23 February 2021. I am an atheist. I have a mother who is Muslim, I have a father who is Hindu. My brother and myself, we are atheist. We do not follow any religion, we do not follow any god.
Rathi, Vasundhara (20 December 2016). "Braving the bruises". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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