Fatima Sana Shaikh is a Bollywood actress. She was born on 11 January 1992 in Hyderabad. She grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her sun sign is Capricorn. She completed her schooling from St. Xavier High School, Mumbai. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Mithibai College, Mumbai. 

Fatima’s favourites

Fatima takes interest in dancing, reading, painting, and photography.

She likes to eat chicken. 

Her favourite actors are Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Preity Zinta. 

Her favourite film is ‘American Psycho’.

She loves the books ‘Only Love Is Real’ and ‘Many Lives Many Masters’ by Brian Weiss. 

Interesting facts about Fatima

Fatima was first seen in the movie ‘Chachi 420’ as a child actor. Tabu and Kamal Hasan were the lead actors in the film.

She played the role of Jackie Shroff's daughter in the film ‘One 2 Ka 4’.

Fatima’s role in ‘Dangal’

In the film ‘Dangal’, Fatima played the role of Aamir Khan's daughter (Geeta Phogat). After the release of the film, she became very popular in the film industry. 

In April 2015, after giving 6 rounds of auditions for the film ‘Dangal’, she was selected for the role.

Fatima played the role of ‘Geeta Phogat’ in the film, who was the first female wrestler to win a gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 

Fatima got injured during the filming of a scene.  

During her rigorous training for the film, she had to practice wrestling for hours. 

Fatima learned wrestling while living with Zaira Wasim and Sanya Malhotra in Aamir Khan's old apartment in Mumbai for 6 months.

Apart from acting, Fatima is also proficient in dance.

Fatima’s filmography

Some of her other films are, Thugs of Hindostan (2018), Ajeeb Daastaans (2021), Bhoot Police (2021) and Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari (2020).

In 2020, she was seen in Anurag Basu’s film ‘Ludo’ with Rajkumar Rao. Her performance was loved by the audience. 

Fatima’s latest and upcoming film

In 2022, Fatima was seen in the film ‘Thar’.

Her upcoming film ‘Sam Bahadur’ will release in December 2023. Her co-actors are Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra.