Fatima Sana Shaikh Instagram – Fatima Sana Shaikh’s (@fatimasanashaikh) roster for 2026 includes an untitled spy drama series with Bobby Deol and another untitled police procedural. This year marks a decade of her living in the spotlight. In these years, Shaikh has been forthcoming about her struggles with epilepsy and overcoming the pressures of looking perfect every time. “At one point my epilepsy was so out of control that I was always afraid of being in places with a lot of media. As I’ve grown older, I’m learning to be more comfortable in my skin,” she says.
If she ever gets her hands on a DeLorean time machine, Shaikh would want to have a conversation with her 24-year-old self who thought she was the worst thing about Dangal. “I was so hard on myself, I wanted to hide under a rock. I wish I could tell the younger me to not be scared and live in the moment.”
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Editor: Snigdha Ahuja (@snigdha.ahuja)
Interview: Karishma Upadhyay (@karishmaupadhyay)
Photographer: Taras Taraporvala (@taras84)
Stylist: Nishtha Parwani (@nishthaparwani)
Makeup Artist: Disha Solanki (@dishsolanki)
Hair Artist: Flavien Heldt (@flavienheldt); Agency, Faze Management (@fazemanagementindia)
Editorial Coordinator: Shalini Kanojia (@shalinikanojia)
Set Design: Janhavi Patwardhan (@artnut_j)
Assistant Stylists: Vanshika (@__vanshikaa4), (@yuthiccaa)
Artist PR Agency: Communiqué Film (@communiquefilmpr)
On Fatima: Embellished dress, Faabiiana Prret (@faabiianaprret_); Disco Heart bracelet and rings from the Disco Heart Collection by Izzari by Aanchal Jain (@izzarijewellery); Eyewear by Izzari Eyewear (@theizzarieyewear); Footwear from A & S (@aands_official) and Ascend (@ascend.rohank)
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