
Fatima Sana Shaikh Hails Vijay Varma’s Emotional Intelligence
The actress says the co‑star’s empathy and humor made their Gustaakh Ishq set a breezy zone, even as the director kept them in check.

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Fatima Sana Shaikh is an Indian actress and also a photographer. She appears in Bollywood movies and television serials. She started her film carrer with the 1997 film Chachi 420 in which she plays the role of Bharti, Jai and Janki Paswan's daughter.
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The actress says the co‑star’s empathy and humor made their Gustaakh Ishq set a breezy zone, even as the director kept them in check.

At a recent industry event, Fatima Sana Shaikh cautioned that Mumbai’s proposed entertainment tax hike—from Rs 60 to Rs 400 for AC multiplexes—could make cinema visits unaffordable for many, especially when food costs are added.

Hunkkaar: The Roar, starring Aneet Padda and Fatima Sana Shaikh, streams on JioHotstar. A Koimoi review calls it a well-acted but familiar retread of the godman-on-trial genre already covered by Aashram and Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai.

Fatima Sana Shaikh discusses her feminist identity and points to Priyanka Chopra Jonas as proof the label doesn't cost an actor her male audience, ahead of her crime thriller's September 25 premiere.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared the Hunkkaar - The Roar trailer and called Fatima Sana Shaikh fantastic in it. Shaikh replied warmly. The courtroom drama, also starring Aneet Padda, streams on JioHotstar from September 25.

Hunkkaar: The Roar's trailer widens its teaser's godman allegation into a full conspiracy thriller, with Aneet Padda as a teenage survivor and Fatima Sana Shaikh as the cop chasing the truth.

Aneet Padda stepped out for the first time since Saiyaara at the Mumbai trailer launch of Hunkkaar - The Roar, speaking about auditioning at 19 for a role she calls emotionally demanding for someone her age.

Fatima Sana Shaikh spoke about patriarchy and microaggressions in Bollywood at the Hunkkaar trailer launch, recalling being the only woman in rooms meant to celebrate female-led stories, ahead of the show's September 25 release.