For three long years, this actress was out of work until she made a hit and even then, was unable to reach stardom, her latest movie was a disaster, the actress in question is

In one of the assaying interviews, this actress revealed that she had no job for three years after her first works as a child artist.

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 Fatima Sana Shaikh

It is not very long ago when Aamir Khan’s children’s movie, Dangal, hit the screens. Fatima Sana Shaikh who portrayed Aamir Khan’s daughter in the movie was in the spotlight with so many praises showered upon her. She was comfortable behind the camera from a very young age when she was found ina Hindi film called “Chachi 420” where she worked with the renowned Indian actor Kamal Haasan. Years later Fatima tried her luck in other films such as Akash Vani, and Tahaan, in which she again received mixed reviews. Amithab Bachan’s film ushered in the turning point of her career as she starred alongside him and got to participate in Haryanvi wrestling. The film went on to become the most popular and commercially successful film in India at the time, crossing over 2000 crores boat at the box office. 

During an interview, Fatima revealed how tough it was for her to find roles after her breakout performance at such young age. She faced constant rejection from casting directors, who claimed she did not suit the stereotype heroine’s look. It took Fatima many years to find luck where she got her chance with Dangal which essentially helped her pave new opportunities.

Subsequently, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Katrina Kaif starred together in Thugs of Hindostan (2018), which the actress has also remarked to have been her last project. Known for its star-studded cast, the movie was produced with an impressive budget estimated at Rs 300 crores, but only managed to gross Rs 150 crores in box office revenue. Consequently, the film was not recognized as a commercial or critical success.

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This actress was employed as a child actor and she indicated that after that, she defunct a career for three years. During the interview, the actress was questioned about the same. 

Do you recall the child who portrayed the role of Kamal Haasan and Tabu’s daughter in the film Chachi 420? Fatima Sana Shaikh withdrew herself from the media attention when she made her screen debut at the age of 5. She then featured in numerous films like Tahaan, Bittoo Boss and Akash Vani though Aamir Khan’s Dangal was the very first film of hers which revealed her character in such depth and detail. The movie centered upon the life and character of Geeta Phogat. She is portrayed as Mahavir Phogat’s daughter and Aamir Khan’s character who encourages the daughter into wrestling. Dangal turned out to be one of the best and most successful movies ever made in India grossing around 2000 crore or more around the world.

Fatima used to be a child artist in Chachi 420 but during an interview, once Fatima pointed herself out and explained how she went out looking for work for 3 years without any success during the years following it. And in more depth, Fatima went on and explained how the casting directors cut roles for heroines like her just because she didn’t fit their criteria, and since then she had resigned to rest during that period. Lastly, she reached the believers point in her career due to Dangal where she could go on from such works.

Later on, the actress went on to feature with Bollywood stars which included Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif, where she also starred alongside them in the film Thugs of Hindostan which was released in the year 2018. The film in question was widely expected to become a major blockbuster in India and as such, it was made with a massive budget of around Rs 300 crores on it. Unfortunately the film only managed to gross Rs 150 crores at the box office which resulted in the film not garnering well with both audiences and critics. 

The Vicky Kaushal starrer Sam Bahadur displayed fatima as Indira Gandhi. Despite the mixed reviews the film was a commercial success as it did well at the box office. Fatima is expected to appear in the drama film Metro…In Dino which T-Series and Anurag Basu will direct alongside actors Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Ali Fazal. Furthermore, she has also signed up for the romantic drama movie Ul Jalool Ishq alongside Vicky Verma.

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