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

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

Early and personal life

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 as Hindu and her mother a Muslim, Shaikh identifies as an atheist.[6] She had received experience in photography prior to becoming an actress.[7]

Career

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$250 million) worldwide.[10]

She played Zafira Baig, a warrior-archer Thug in the epic action-adventure film, Thugs of Hindostan.[11] Shaikh will be featuring in a Hindi remake of Tamil movie Aruvi. The Hindi version is being produced by Applause Entertainment.[12] Shaik will be seen as Indira Gandhi, along with Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra in Sam Bahadur (2023) based on the biography of Sam Manekshaw directed by Meghna Gulzar.[13]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1997IshqCameoAs child artist
Chachi 420Bharti RatanAs child artist[14]
1999Bade DilwalaBaby SanaAs child artist
1999KhoobsuratGudiyaAs child artist
2001One 2 Ka 4Inspector Abbas' youngest daughterAs child artist
2008TahaanZoya
2012Bittoo BossPriya
2013Akaash VaniSumbul[15]
2015Nuvvu Nenu OkkatavudamSrutiTelugu film
2016DangalGeeta Phogat[16]
2018Thugs of HindostanZafira Baig[17]
2020 LudoPinky[18]
Suraj Pe Mangal BhariTulshi Rane[19]
2021Ajeeb DaastaansLipakshi[20]
2022 Thar Chetna
2023 Dhak Dhak Sky [21]
Sam Bahadur Indira Gandhi [22]
2024 Ul Jalool Ishq † TBA Filming [23]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002–2004 Kitty Party Unknown
2009 Ladies Special Geeti Season 1
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo Suman Recurring role [24]
2011 Best of Luck Nikki Richa Shivoy Special appearance in Boys Meet Girls
2022 Modern Love Mumbai Lalzari Segment: "Raat Rani"

Music videos

Year Title Singer Ref.
2015 Tujhse Meri Aditya Salankar
2020 Palkein Kholo Vishal Bhardwaj [25]

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Screen Awards Best Actress (Popular) Dangal Nominated [26]
Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best Action Actress Won [27]
2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) Thar Nominated [28]

Media

Shaikh was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 48 in 2020.[29]

References

  1. ↑ "Fatima Sana Shaikh: Lesser known facts about the actress". The Times of India. TOI. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Meet Aamir Khan's wrestler daughters". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  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. 1 2 3 Rathi, Vasundhara (20 December 2016). "Braving the bruises". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Jha, Subhash K. (24 July 2009). "Santosh Sivan unaware of Tahaan honour in Germany". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Dangal selection process: Sanya Malhotra talks about the emotionally exhausting experience". India.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Cain, Rob (19 June 2017). "How An Indian Drama Became The World's Highest-Grossing Sports Movie Of 2017". Forbes.
  11. ↑ "Thugs of Hindostan Movie Review: Bloated And Tacky Despite Amitabh Bachchan Plus Aamir Khan". Ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Fatima Sana Shaikh gearing up for remake of this Tamil superhit film". Mid Day. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Vicky Kaushal welcomes Dangal girls Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh onboard Sam Manekshaw biopic". The Indian Express. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Fatima Sana Shaikh Shares Throwback Pic From The Sets Of Chachi 420, Featuring Tabu". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Movie Review: Akaash Vani". Mid-Day. Mumbai. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ Bhowal, Tiasa (28 October 2020). "What Fatima Sana Shaikh learnt from the Thugs of Hindostan debacle: Interview". India Today. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "सूरज पे मंगल भारी ने दर्शकों को द‍िखाया स‍िनेमाघरों का रास्‍ता, द‍िलजीत बोले #ChaloCinema". News18 India. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "'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.
  22. ↑ "SamBahadur: Vicky Kaushal, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh commence shoot for Meghna Gulzar's next directorial". Bollywood Hungama. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh starrer Ul Jalool Ishq to go on floors in Amritsar: Report". Bollywood Hungama. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  24. ↑ "Fatima Sana Shaikh: five things you didn't know". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "'Palkein Kholo': Fatima Sana Shaikh turns director for Vishal Bharadwaj's music video". DNA India. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  26. ↑ "Screen Awards 2017 nominations announced". Screen. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "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.
  28. ↑ "Filmfare OTT Awards 2022". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "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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