It’s never easy for novices to the film profession; some start out as child performers at a very young age, while others take on modest roles. One such actress started her career as a kid performer and went on to star in a popular movie alongside Tabu and Kamal Haasan.
Fatima Sana Shaikh is the actress in question. The 1997 movie Chachi 420 marked the start of her acting career as a child. She played Bharti, the daughter of Jai and Janki Paswan, also known as Jaiprakash Paswan, in the movie. Let’s examine her early years and how she came to be cast with Tabu and Kamal Haasan.
Together with Kamal Haasan and Tabu, Fatima Sana Shaikh produced a hit.
“Toh main Bombay mein paida hui hoon, Andheri East mein, aur meri mom aur dad migrant hain Jammu & Kashmir se, papa Jammu se aur mom Kashmir se,” Fatima Sana Shaikh stated in an interview with Bollywood Bubble about her early years and acting career. Toh woh aaye, mera aur mere bhai ka janm yahin hua. Andheri East mein hi rehte the phir hum log. Kamal Amrohi, shayad ab bhi wahi naam hai, wahan ek area hai. Log aas-paas gather ho jaate hain, ikattha ho jaate hain, jab shoot hoti hai, aur jaise aap dekhte ho.”
(So, I was born in Andheri East, Bombay. Both my mother and father are immigrants from Jammu and Kashmir; my mother is from Kashmir and my father is from Jammu. My brother and I were born here, and they came. We have only resided on the eastern side. As you can see, whenever a shoot takes place, locals congregate to watch from the Kamal Amrohi neighborhood, I believe that’s still the name.)
“Bhi unmein se ek the, bachon ke saath, kyunki shooting ho rahi hoti thi, shooting ho rahi thi, shooting ho rahi thi,” she continued. Kyunki woh nearly har din jaate the, log unko pehchaanne lage, in my opinion. Agar 30 din ki shoot hoti hai, ‘Haan, yeh toh roz aate hain, bachon ke saath; yeh daily wale hain, shooting dekhne aate hain’ appeared on my screen by that time. Wahan se shayad unhone kisi se buat ki hogi ki bachon ko films mein kaise daalte hain, ya auditions kaise hote hain, ya jo bhi procedure hota hai, in my opinion. As soon as the audition procedure begins, it will be bachchi thi.For example, I believe that maine kuch advertising diye, aur audition diya Chachi 420 ke liye, jiska mujhe koi memory nahi hai, aur role mil gaya after all. It’s the beginning of a journey, huh?
One of those individuals, my parents, was standing there with their kids because there was a shoot going on. I believe that people began to recognize them because they went virtually every day. “Yes, they come every day with their children; they’re regulars who come to watch shoots,” people will know by the end of a 30-day shoot.” From there, I believe my parents may have discussed with someone how to get kids into movies, how auditions operate, or something similar. That’s where the auditioning process began when I was younger.)
For those who haven’t seen it, Chachi 420, directed by Kamal Haasan, was a box office success.
How did Fatima Sana Shaikh get cast alongside Tabu and Kamal Haasan?
Following a few commercials, Fatima said, she tried out for Chachi 420 and was cast in the popular movie. “I think maine kuch ads diye, aur finally audition diya Chachi 420 ke liye, jiska mujhe koi memory nahi hai, aur role mil gaya,” she remarked. “Phir wahan se mera journey start hua.” (I believe I ran a couple of commercials before trying out for Chachi 420. I got the role, but I don’t remember it. My career as a kid actress started there.)
Even though she works in entertainment, Fatima Sana Shaikh gained notoriety in Bollywood because to Aamir Khan’s Dangal. She received a lot of praise for her performance as Geeta Phogat in this biographical drama.
