40 QUESTIONS WITH FATIMA SANA SHAIKH

FATIMA SANA SHAIKH PLAYS ON THE FRONT FOOT AND SENDS SUMAN SHARMA'S GOOGLIES AND BOUNCERS ABOUT LOVE, BREAKUPS, CAREER AND LIFE OUT OF THE PARK

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Fatima Sana Shaikh, like most Fatimas, is called Fatty by her friends. She giggles and says that this moniker gives her extra motivation in the gym. She's a dedicated foodie and despite her nickname, has got the constitution of a horse, or rather, a filly, as nothing ever shows on her. She still looks the way she did in college, even though she's in her 30s. The Dangal actor has learnt not to take herself too seriously. Her only goal is to keep growing with every project and to stay relevant for a long, long time. She's at her sassy best as we talk...

1 WHEN DID YOU FIRST FALL IN LOVE?

WITH ACTING...I OWE IT TO KAMAL HASAN SIR, I STILL REMEMBER HE WAS SUCH A POWERHOUSE DURING CHACHI 420, I WAS IN AWE. I WAS YOUNG BUT I CANNOT FORGET THE HAPPINESS AND JOY I FELT BEING ON THE SET. I STILL FEEL THAT EXCITEMENT WHEN I AM STILL ON SET.

What has been your best/worst date?

Worst date was when this guy once took me to a beer brewery for a date. Which is fine. But I don’t drink. Especially not if someone is pushing me to. What made it super annoying is that the whole evening he insisted that I at least have one pint. Never went on a date with him again. My best date has been at home when cooked some food and had a conversation for hours and finished it off with a walk on the beach.

3 DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?

I BELIEVE IN LOVE. FIRST SIGHT AND THE MILLIONTH.

Do you believe that love is blind?

It’s all things beautiful packed into a single feeling. Blind not so much.

A candlelight dinner or a stroll on the beach?

The hills any day. But if I had to choose, then beach it is.

A fantasy location where you’d like to make love…

On a beach. But with air conditioning.

7 WHAT IF A GIRL HITS ON YOU? I’D BE FLATTERED…