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FATIMA SANA SHAIKH
ANANYA PANDAY
REVEALS SHE HAS BEEN IN TOXIC
RELATIONSHIPS:
‘IT GETS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT’
Fatima Sana Shaikh has mostly been private about ONCE ALL THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
her personal life. However, she recently opened ARE TAKEN CARE OF, EVERYONE IS
up about her past relationship and revealed that RARING TO START WORKING AGAIN
she has had her share of toxic relationships.
The actor was recently seen in Ajeeb Daastaans. Some challenges come with the new reality
She appeared in Shashank Khaitan’s Majnu brought forward by the ongoing pandemic, but
opposite Jaideep Ahlawat. In a recent interview, actor Ananya Panday feels that it’s spinning the
the actor was discussing the characters she cycle of cinematic evolution in a new direction,
played on-screen and spoke about her past. saying that it’s a great time to be working in the
While talking about Ludo, she said that she is (film) industry.
unlike her character Pinky in the movie. In the “Working amid the new normal is challenging.
Anurag Basu directorial, her on-screen husband But once all the safety precautions are taken care
has an affair before he is accused of murder. of and if everyone is following the protocols, then
Pinky goes all out to rescue her husband. “Main everyone is raring to go and start working again,”
toh wo bilkul bhi nahi hu - pativrata ladki - mere Panday admits.
saath koi aisi cheez kare toh do thappad marr du In fact, she’s able to point out some good
main (I am not a virtuous wife kind of a woman. changes that came with the wave of new realities.
If someone does this to me, I will slap him),” she “Cinema has evolved so much. Digital platforms
said. However, she did note that taking an action have come up in such a big way, and people
like that was easier said than done. have a lot of new stories that they want to tell. It’s
“I’ve also been in toxic relationships. It is very a great time to be in cinema,” muses the actor,
difficult to say, ‘haan hum ye kar lenge, wo kar who made her acting debut in 2019 with Student
lenge (I will do this, I will do that).’ When you of the Year 2.
are in it, it’s very difficult so I understand a lot of The 22-year-old wants to make full use of the
women go through that, especially when you’re changing world of cinema, which she feels will
not working and you’re financially dependent on be highlighted through her upcoming projects —
your husband, it gets very difficult to get out of a Puri Jagannadh’s pan-India film Liger co-starring
bad marriage,” Fatima added. Vijay Deverakonda, and Shakun Batra’s film with
Fatima shot to fame for her role in Dangal. The Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi.
actor went on to appear in Thugs of Hindostan
and Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari.
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