PLAYING FOR KEEPS

Fatima Sana Shaikh had it all going for her. After a couple of blink-and-miss roles, she bagged a key part in playing the rebellious daughter to Aamir Khan’s stern patriarch Mahavir. The film earned Rs 374 crore at the box office, second only to Indian cinema’s highest-earning film. She soon landed a plum role in Yash Raj Films’ with Khan and Amitabh Bachchan as her co-stars.). However, after crashed at the box office, Shaikh wondered if her days were numbered. “It was hated and how!” says Shaikh. “I was heartbroken.”