EXCLUSIVE: Fatima Sana Shaikh admits she didn’t want to become an actor, says, ‘I hated acting as a child’

Fatima Sana Shaikh rose to fame wither stint as wrestler Geeta Phogat in the blockbuster film Dangal starring Aamir Khan. But did you know that she had been an actress for a long time even before Dangal? Fatima has been a child actress, performing pivotal roles in popular 90s movies like like Chachi 420 and Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla starrer One 2 Ka 4. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, Fatima shared that she did not want to become an actor. She also shared her thoughts on opinion that child actors can’t become successful lead later.

Fatima Sana Shaikh admits she did not want to be an actor

The actress once spoke about how she felt toxic at film set environment. Opening up about her struggles, she recalled, “It is difficult for adults to understand when a child says that they do not want to go with this path. So that’s the struggle. It’s not that you don’t want to do it, but to make your parents or people who are in control of it to understand that this kid doesn’t want to do this. I didn’t want to do it.“

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She further admitted, “I hated acting and didn’t want to be an actor when I was a kid. And so, I carried that emotion. Like today I’m in this industry and this is the only thing in my life that makes me happy. It brings a smile on my face when I’m on set. Rest everything around it I’m still getting used to like interviews and promotions and all of that. But being on set is the best feeling at least for me.”

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On the work front, Fatima recently featured in Dhak Dhak alongside Dia Mirza, Sanjana Sanghi and Ratna Pathak Shah. She will next be seen in Vicky Kaushal starrer Sam Bahadur. It also features her Dangal co-star Sanya Malhotra.

Watch the full interview here:

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