Fatima Sana Shaikh thrilled to play 'normal woman' post demanding roles in previous films

Fatima Sana Shaikh earned her claim to fame by playing Geeta Phogath in her debut film Nitish Tiwari's Dangal.  portrayal of a simple Haryanvi girl was immediately followed by high-end action sequences that she h to train to play role of a warrior-archer and a thug in Thugs of Hindostan.  actor who is currently gearing up to work on her upcoming project with Anurag Basu revealed to a national daily that she is w looking forward to playing an ordinary woman on screen.

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Fatima is currently prepping for a film with director Anurag Basu. Basu’s untitled crime-anthology film features four stories and one of m involves Rajkummar Rao and Fatima, who are paired for first time. film will also feature Abhishek Bachchan, itya Roy Kapur, Sanya Malhotra, and Pankaj Tripathi.  Fatima will also star in a horror-comedy, Bhoot Police, alongside Saif Ali Khan and Ali Fazal in upcoming year. shoot for film is scheduled to take place in Darjeeling and will commence next year.  horror-comedy will be helmed by Phobia director Pawan Kriplani.

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silver lining in her last film

Post Dangal, actor featured in Vijay Krishna Acharya's ambitious multi-starrer Thugs of Hindostan which flopped at box-office and was criticised for its story, direction, and screenplay. Fatima, however, gared praise and accoles for her action sequences in film. She went on to win an award for Best Actress in an action film at Jackie Chan International Action Movie Week in China earlier this year.

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Fatima Sana Shaikh started her journey in film industry as a child artist with Kamal Haasan's Chachi 420 (1997) and One 2 ka 4 (2001).  actor claims to be uncomfortable with a few aspects of being under spotlight as a celebrity. actor revealed that she is struggling to find a balance between her personal and professional life as she is a very private person.

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