‘Ludo’ Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh Reveals She Was Molested At The Age Of 3

‘Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari’ actress Fatima Sana Shaikh revealed that she was molested when she was just three years old.

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New Delhi: Bollywood actress Fatima Sana Shaikh gained prominence when she portrayed the character of Geeta Phogat in the 2016 sports drama film ‘Dangal’ which went on to become the most successful Hindi film ever. The ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ actress also appeared as a child artist in movies like ‘Ishq’, ‘Chachi 420’, and others. Fatima Sana Shaikh is gearing up for her two upcoming releases ‘Ludo’ and ‘Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari’ in lead roles. Tiger Shroff On A Roll With Hardcore Action Thrillers Heropanti 2, Baaghi 4, Rambo And Ganpat Recently, while interacting with an entertainment portal, the ‘Ludo’ actress revealed that she has faced multiple rejections in her career. She told PinkVilla, “I was told many times that ‘you would never be a heroine’. You don’t look like Deepika, you don’t look like Aishwarya. How will you be a heroine?’ So there are people like them who will demotivate you. But now when I look back, I think, ‘fair enough’. That’s the standard of beauty they subscribe to. That one should look exactly like this or that to become a heroine. And I clearly don’t fall in that bracket, I fall into a different bracket. But there are opportunities now, there are films being made for people like me, who don’t look like supermodels, who look normal, average.” The ’Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari’ actress also opened up on the sexism she had to go through in the early days of her career. She further revealed that she was molested when she was just 3 years old. Fatima told, “I have faced people telling me that the only way to get a job is through sex. So that has also happened to me. I have lost jobs to someone else for whatever reason. But I feel that there are a lot of struggles that a lot of people are facing apart from this industry and sexism is very much relevant and it exists in every industry. I was molested when I was five years old. No! I was three years old. So you understand how deep sexism goes. It’s a battle we fight on everyday basis. Every woman, every minority fights every day. And I hope our future is better.” Meanwhile, Fatima Sana Shaikh’s upcoming movie ‘Ludo’ co-starring Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Bachchan, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanya Malhotra, Aditya Roy Kapur will release on the digital platform Netflix on November 12. The actress will also be seen co-starring alongside Manoj Bajpayee and Diljit Dosanjh in ‘Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari’ which will hit the screens this Diwali on November 13. ‘Radhe’ Actress Disha Patani Lends Voice For Superhero Character ‘Starlight’ Stay tuned for more updates!