Is Fatima Sana Shaikh playing Yuvraj Singh’s love interest in his biopic?

Ever since the biopic on cricket sensation Yuvraj Singh’s inspiring journey—from prodigy to World Cup hero to cancer survivor—was announced, everyone has been curious to know details on the same. However, the guessing game about the male lead is still on, speculations for the female lead are rife. Reports suggest that Fatima Sana Shaikh might be seen playing the cricketer’s love interest in the film.

As per an independent industry source, “The team is considering Fatima Sana Shaikh to play Yuvraj Singh’s love interest in his biopic. Although not much has been heard from the actress or the makers about the same, the chances are strong that she might be seen playing a pivotal role in the film.”

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Moreover, we have seen Fatima Sana Shaikh portray real-life characters in her films, Geeta Phogat in Dangal and Indira Gandhi in Sam Bahadur. She has since starred in the streaming projects Ludo, Ajeeb Daastaans  and Modern Love Mumbai . She played Zafira Baig, a warrior-archer Thug in the epic action-adventure film, Thugs of Hindostan. Shaikh will be featuring in a Hindi remake of Tamil movie Aruvi which will be produced by Applause Entertainment.

Shaikh began her career as a child artist in Chachi 420 and One 2 Ka 4. 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. If these speculations about her playing the love interest of Yuvraj Singh in his biopic are true, it is indeed going to be an interesting watch.

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