Fatima Sana Shaikh reveals her first movie with Aamir Khan was Ishq, not Dangal: ‘That little one in Kajol’s arms was me’ | Hindi Film Information

Fatima Sana Shaikh, who’s finest identified for her portrayal of wrestler Geeta Phogat in Dangal, not too long ago stunned followers by revealing that her first movie with Aamir Khan wasn’t the 2016 sports activities drama however really Ishq, launched in 1997. Whereas Dangal cemented her place within the business, few know that she had already shared display house with Aamir as a baby artist within the romantic comedy.
Fatima reveals her cameo in Aamir Khan’s 1997 movie Ishq
Throughout a current look on Bharti Singh and Harssh Limbachiyaa’s podcast, Fatima shared an fascinating anecdote from her early profession. She reminisced a couple of explicit scene from Ishq the place Aamir’s character dramatically runs towards Kajol, repeatedly shouting, “Mara, mara, mara.” What most individuals missed was that Kajol was holding a small little one in her arms—Fatima herself.
“Bohot pehle wo Ishq movie thi. Usme ek scene hai jahan pe Aamir jaata hai aise ‘mara, mara, mara’ karta hai aur saamne Kajol uske haath mein ek bacchi hoti hai, toh voh bacchi fundamental hun. Haan voh fundamental hoon,” Fatima revealed, leaving Bharti visibly stunned. The comic admitted that she had no concept about Fatima’s cameo within the movie and promised to rewatch it simply to catch the second.
From little one artist to Dangal star: Fatima’s journey in Bollywood
Fatima’s journey in Bollywood started lengthy earlier than Dangal made her a family identify. She had beforehand labored in movies like Chachi 420, Bade Dilwala, and One 2 Ka 4. Nevertheless, her breakout second got here with Dangal, the place she starred alongside Aamir Khan in a way more outstanding function. The movie was an enormous field workplace success, changing into one among India’s highest-grossing motion pictures and incomes world recognition.

Regardless of beginning her profession as a baby artist, Fatima confronted her share of struggles within the business. She needed to work laborious to determine herself as a number one actress. Following Dangal, she featured in Thugs of Hindostan alongside Aamir Khan once more, in addition to in critically acclaimed movies like Ludo and Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari.

At the moment, the actress has a promising lineup of movies. She shall be seen in Anurag Basu’s Metro…In Dino, Vijay Varma and Naseeruddin Shah’s Ul Jalool Ishq, and Aap Jaisa Koi alongside R. Madhavan.