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

Fatima Sana Shaikh(born 11 January 1992)[1][better source needed]is an Indian actress, who works inHindifilms.[2]Shaikh appeared as a child artist in such films asChachi 420(1997) andOne 2 Ka 4(2001).[3]In 2016, she portrayed wrestlerGeeta Phogatin the top-grossing sports filmDangal.[4]She has since starred in the streaming projectsLudo(2020),Ajeeb Daastaans(2021) andModern Love Mumbai(2022), and portrayedIndira Gandhiin the biographical dramaSam Bahadur(2023).

Early and personal life[edit]

Fatima Sana Shaikh was born on 11 January 1992 born and brought up inMumbai.Her mother, Raj Tabassum, is fromSrinagar,and her father, Vipin Sharma, is fromJammu.[5]While her father was raised as Hindu and her mother a Muslim, Shaikh identifies as anatheist.[6]She had received experience in photography prior to becoming an actress.[7]

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

Career[edit]

Shaikh began her career as a child artist inChachi 420andOne 2 Ka 4.[3]Years later, she played Zoya in the Indian drama filmTahaan,which received "The German Star of India award" at "Bollywood and Beyond" festival atStuttgart,Germany in 2009.[10]

Shaikh was selected forNitesh Tiwari's biographical sports filmDangalalong withSanya Malhotra,who had never acted before. Shaikh was chosen to portrayGeeta 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 andAamir Khan.[7]They were trained by coach and former wrestlerKripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi.[7]Released in 2016,Dangalreceived critical acclaim and became thehighest-grossing Indian film everwith earnings of more than₹2,000 crore(US$240 million) worldwide.[12]

She played Zafira Baig, a warrior-archer Thug in theepicaction-adventure film,Thugs of Hindostan.[13]Shaikh portrayedIndira Gandhi,along withVicky KaushalandSanya MalhotrainSam Bahadur(2023) based on the life of Sam Manekshaw directed byMeghna Gulzar.[14]Shaikh will be featuring in a Hindi remake of Tamil movie Aruvi which will be produced by Applause Entertainment.

Filmography[edit]

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Ishq Cameo As child artist [citation needed]
Chachi 420 Bharti Ratan As child artist [15]
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 [16]
2015 Nuvvu Nenu Okkatavudam Sruti Telugu film
2016 Dangal Geeta Phogat [17]
2018 Thugs of Hindostan Zafira Baig [18]
2020 Ludo Pinky [19]
Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari Tulshi Rane [20]
2021 Ajeeb Daastaans Lipakshi [21]
2022 Thar Chetna
2023 Dhak Dhak Shashi Kumar Yadav "Sky" [22]
Sam Bahadur Indira Gandhi [23]
2024 Ul Jalool Ishq† TBA Filming [24]

Television[edit]

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 [25]
2011 Best of Luck Nikki Richa Shenoy Special appearance inBoys Meet Girls [citation needed]
2022 Modern Love Mumbai Lalzari Segment: "Raat Rani"

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Singer Ref.
2015 Tujhse Meri Aditya Salankar
2020 Palkein Kholo Vishal Bhardwaj [26]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Screen Awards Best Actress (Popular) Dangal Nominated [27]
Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best Action Actress Won [28]
2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) Thar Nominated [29]
2024 69th Filmfare Awards Best Actress (Critics) Dhak Dhak [30]

Media[edit]

Shaikh was ranked inThe Times Most Desirable Womenat No. 48 in 2020.[31]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Fatima Sana Shaikh: Lesser known facts about the actress".The Times of India.TOI.Archivedfrom the original on 11 May 2019.Retrieved17 April2019.
  2. ^"Meet Aamir Khan's wrestler daughters".Mumbai Mirror.Archivedfrom the original on 18 August 2016.Retrieved31 March2019.
  3. ^abGhosh, Samrudhi (3 April 2019)."Fatima Sana Shaikh on her #MeToo story: It happened when I was very young".India Today.Delhi.Retrieved19 August2019.
  4. ^Aneja, Atul (25 June 2017)."China's 'Dangal' mega-success echoes at second BRICS film festival".The Hindu.Archivedfrom the original on 25 June 2017.Retrieved19 August2019.
  5. ^"I am an atheist, I believe in karma: actress Fatima Sana Shaikh".The Siasat Daily.29 October 2020.Retrieved22 November2020.
  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.Retrieved23 February2021.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. ^abcRathi, Vasundhara (20 December 2016)."Braving the bruises".The Hindu.Retrieved26 September2018.
  8. ^Rathi, Vasundhara (25 May 2023)."Opening Up about Epilepsy".Firstpost.com.Retrieved7 July2024.
  9. ^"Exercising daily helps her combat her epilepsy".ET Online.14 November 2022.Retrieved7 July2024.{{cite web}}:Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help)
  10. ^Jha, Subhash K. (24 July 2009)."Santosh Sivan unaware of Tahaan honour in Germany".Hindustan Times.Retrieved5 July2021.
  11. ^ab"Dangal selection process: Sanya Malhotra talks about the emotionally exhausting experience".India.com.16 December 2016.Retrieved26 September2018.
  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.Archivedfrom the original on 8 November 2018.Retrieved8 November2018.
  14. ^"Vicky Kaushal welcomes Dangal girls Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh onboard Sam Manekshaw biopic".The Indian Express.13 December 2021.Retrieved13 December2021.
  15. ^"Fatima Sana Shaikh Shares Throwback Pic From The Sets Of Chachi 420, Featuring Tabu".NDTV.com.Retrieved7 August2021.
  16. ^"Movie Review: Akaash Vani".Mid-Day.Mumbai. 26 January 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 19 May 2013.Retrieved27 June2013.
  17. ^"4 Years of Dangal: Sanya Malhotra shares unseen BTS pictures featuring the cast including Aamir Khan".Bollywood Hungama.23 December 2020.Retrieved7 August2021.
  18. ^Bhowal, Tiasa (28 October 2020)."What Fatima Sana Shaikh learnt from the Thugs of Hindostan debacle: Interview".India Today.Retrieved7 August2021.
  19. ^"Anurag Basu's upcoming film Ludo featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao to release on 24 April 2020".Firstpost.27 December 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 27 December 2019.Retrieved27 December2019.
  20. ^"सूरज पे मंगल भारी ने दर्शकों को द‍िखाया स‍िनेमाघरों का रास्‍ता, द‍िलजीत बोले #ChaloCinema".News18 India.Retrieved17 November2020.
  21. ^"Karan Johar unveils teaser of Netflix anthology Ajeeb Daastaans which is set to premiere on 16 April".Bollywood Hungama.19 March 2021.Retrieved19 March2021.
  22. ^"'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.
  23. ^Khan, Abubakr."Film Review: Sam Bahadur".Bru Times News.
  24. ^"Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh starrer Ul Jalool Ishq to go on floors in Amritsar: Report".Bollywood Hungama.8 January 2024.Retrieved8 January2024.
  25. ^"Fatima Sana Shaikh: five things you didn't know".Hindustan Times.10 January 2021.Retrieved7 August2021.
  26. ^"'Palkein Kholo': Fatima Sana Shaikh turns director for Vishal Bharadwaj's music video ".DNA India.3 September 2020.Retrieved14 October2021.
  27. ^"Screen Awards 2017 nominations announced".Screen.Retrieved7 August2021.
  28. ^"Dangal girls Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra win action award in China".Mid-Day.23 July 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2019.Retrieved9 April2019.
  29. ^"Filmfare OTT Awards 2022".filmfare.com.Retrieved4 December2022.
  30. ^"Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out".Filmfare.15 January 2024.Retrieved15 January2024.
  31. ^"The Times Most Desirable Woman of 2020: Rhea Chakraborty - Living through a trial by fire, gracefully - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved7 August2021.

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