Fatima Sana Shaikh, who became famous with the 2016 film 'Dangal', has made a special place in the hearts of the audience with her strong and excellent acting. Fatima Sana, who played the role of Geeta Phogat, made a distinct identity for herself in the film industry through this superhit movie. After earning tremendous name and fame, she wanted to quit acting, but very few people know that the 'Dangal Girl' started her career in the Bollywood film industry as a child artist. B-town actress Fatima Sana Shaikh needs no introduction today.

Dangal girl became a child artist

Fatima Sana Shaikh's mother belongs to a Muslim family of Kashmir. Whereas her father is from a Hindu family. This is the reason why Fatima believes in both religions. People think that Fatima made her debut with 'Dangal'. Whereas she entered the world of acting in 1997 at the age of 6. Fatima started her acting career as a child artist with the Hindi film 'Chachi 420'. However, the actress got real recognition from Aamir Khan's film 'Dangal'. Her luck shone with this film and she started getting film offers one after the other.

What did Fatima want to do after leaving acting

Fatima Sana Shaikh who has become a well-known face of Bollywood. She was also seen in the film 'Sam Bahadur' with Vicky Kaushal. There was a time in the actress' career when she decided to leave the industry. In an interview given to Pinkvilla, she said, 'I like photography a lot, so I wanted to leave acting and become a photographer.' She had also started working in this field, but then she got an offer for the film 'Dangal'. Not only this, she gave herself another chance. Finally, after 6 rounds of auditions, she was selected for the role of Geeta Phogat.

fatima sana new movie

Fatima Sana Shaikh was last seen in 'Sam Bahadur' opposite Vicky Kaushal. Now she will be seen in Anurag Basu's 'Metro...in Dino'.