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Fatima Sana Shaikh

Fatima Sana Shaikh (born 11 January 1992) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi films.[1] Shaikh appeared as a child artist in such films as Chachi 420 (1997) and One 2 Ka 4 (2001).[2] In 2016, she portrayed wrestler Geeta Phogat in the top-grossing sports film Dangal.[3] She has since starred in the streaming projects Ludo (2020), Ajeeb Daastaans (2021) and Modern Love Mumbai (2022), and portrayed Indira Gandhi in the biographical drama Sam Bahadur (2023).

Fatima Sana Shaikh
Shaikh in 2023
Born (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Early and personal life

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Fatima Sana Shaikh was born on 11 January 1992[4][better source needed] born and brought up in Mumbai. Her mother, Raj Tabassum, is from Srinagar, and her father, Vipin Sharma, is from Jammu.[5] Shaikh identifies as an atheist.[6] She had received experience in photography prior to becoming an actress.[7]

The actress has opened up about her personal experiences of living with epilepsy to help raise awareness of the neurological condition.[8][9]

Career

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Shaikh began her career as a child artist in Chachi 420 and One 2 Ka 4.[2] 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.[10]

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.[11] To prepare for her role, she watched several videos on wrestling to understand "how wrestlers move, walk, their body language".[11] Both Malhotra and Shaikh 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$240 million) worldwide.[12]

She played Zafira Baig, a warrior-archer Thug in the epic action-adventure film, Thugs of Hindostan.[13] Shaikh portrayed Indira Gandhi, along with Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra in Sam Bahadur (2023) based on the life of Sam Manekshaw directed by Meghna Gulzar.[14]Shaikh will be featuring in a Hindi remake of Tamil movie Aruvi which will be produced by Applause Entertainment.[15]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Ishq Cameo As child artist
Chachi 420 Bharti Ratan As child artist [16]
1999 Bade Dilwala Baby Sana As child artist
1999 Khoobsurat Gudiya As child artist
2001 One 2 Ka 4 Inspector Abbas' youngest daughter As child artist
2008 Tahaan Zoya
2012 Bittoo Boss Priya
2013 Akaash Vani Sumbul [17]
2015 Nuvvu Nenu Okkatavudam Sruti Telugu film
2016 Dangal Geeta Phogat [18]
2018 Thugs of Hindostan Zafira Baig [19]
2020 Ludo Pinky [20]
Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari Tulshi Rane [21]
2021 Ajeeb Daastaans Lipakshi [22]
2022 Thar Chetna
2023 Dhak Dhak Shashi "Sky" Kumar Yadav [23]
Sam Bahadur Indira Gandhi [24]
2025 Metro... In Dino † TBA Filming [25]
Ul Jalool Ishq † TBA Completed [26]
Aap Jaisa Koi † TBA Filming [27]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002–2004 Kitty Party Unknown
2009 Ladies Special Geeti Season 1 [citation needed]
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo Suman Recurring role [28]
2011 Best of Luck Nikki Richa Shenoy Special appearance in Boys Meet Girls [citation needed]
2022 Modern Love Mumbai Lalzari Segment: "Raat Rani"

Music videos

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Year Title Singer Ref.
2015 "Tujhse Meri" Aditya Salankar [citation needed]
2020 "Palkein Kholo" Vishal Bhardwaj [29]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Screen Awards Best Actress (Popular) Dangal Nominated [30]
Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best Action Actress Won [31]
2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) Thar Nominated [32]
2024 69th Filmfare Awards Best Actress (Critics) Dhak Dhak [33]

Media

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Shaikh was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 48 in 2020.[34]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Aamir Khan's wrestler daughters". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Ghosh, Samrudhi (3 April 2019). "Fatima Sana Shaikh on her #MeToo story: It happened when I was very young". India Today. Delhi. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ Aneja, Atul (25 June 2017). "China's 'Dangal' mega-success echoes at second BRICS film festival". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Fatima Sana Shaikh: Lesser known facts about the actress". The Times of India. TOI. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ^ "I am an atheist, I believe in karma: actress Fatima Sana Shaikh". The Siasat Daily. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c Rathi, Vasundhara (20 December 2016). "Braving the bruises". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  8. ^ Rathi, Vasundhara (25 May 2023). "Opening Up about Epilepsy". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Exercising daily helps her combat her epilepsy". The Economic Times. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  10. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (24 July 2009). "Santosh Sivan unaware of Tahaan honour in Germany". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Dangal selection process: Sanya Malhotra talks about the emotionally exhausting experience". India.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  12. ^ Cain, Rob (19 June 2017). "How An Indian Drama Became The World's Highest-Grossing Sports Movie Of 2017". Forbes.
  13. ^ "Thugs of Hindostan Movie Review: Bloated And Tacky Despite Amitabh Bachchan Plus Aamir Khan". Ndtv.com. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Vicky Kaushal welcomes Dangal girls Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh onboard Sam Manekshaw biopic". The Indian Express. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Exclusive: Fatima Sana Shaikh on starring in Hindi remake of Tamil hit 'Aruvi'". The Times of India. 13 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Fatima Sana Shaikh Shares Throwback Pic From The Sets Of Chachi 420, Featuring Tabu". NDTV.com. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Movie Review: Akaash Vani". Mid-Day. Mumbai. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  18. ^ "4 Years of Dangal: Sanya Malhotra shares unseen BTS pictures featuring the cast including Aamir Khan". Bollywood Hungama. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  19. ^ Bhowal, Tiasa (28 October 2020). "What Fatima Sana Shaikh learnt from the Thugs of Hindostan debacle: Interview". India Today. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Anurag Basu's upcoming film Ludo featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao to release on 24 April 2020". Firstpost. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  21. ^ "सूरज पे मंगल भारी ने दर्शकों को द‍िखाया स‍िनेमाघरों का रास्‍ता, द‍िलजीत बोले #ChaloCinema". News18 India. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Karan Johar unveils teaser of Netflix anthology Ajeeb Daastaans which is set to premiere on 16 April". Bollywood Hungama. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  23. ^ "'Dhak Dhak': Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ratna Pathak Shah, Dia Mirza and Sanjana Sanghi promise a ride of a lifetime". The Times of India. 16 May 2022.
  24. ^ Khan, Abubakr. "Film Review: Sam Bahadur". Bru Times News.
  25. ^ "Anurag Basu's Metro In Dino starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan to release on November 29, 2024". Bollywood Hungama. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Vijay Varma and Fatima Sana complete 'Ul Jalool Ishq'; Manish Malhotra hosts wrap-up party". The New Indian Express. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  27. ^ "R Madhavan and Fatima Sana Shaikh's next with Karan Johar titled Aap Jaisa Koi; shoot begins". The New Indian Express. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  28. ^ "Fatima Sana Shaikh: five things you didn't know". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  29. ^ "'Palkein Kholo': Fatima Sana Shaikh turns director for Vishal Bharadwaj's music video". DNA India. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  30. ^ "Screen Awards 2017 nominations announced". Screen. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Dangal girls Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra win action award in China". Mid-Day. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  32. ^ "Filmfare OTT Awards 2022". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  33. ^ "Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out". Filmfare. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  34. ^ "The Times Most Desirable Woman of 2020: Rhea Chakraborty - Living through a trial by fire, gracefully - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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