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See Who’s Playing Aamir Khan’s Daughter In Dangal

Darpan News Desk IANS, 05 Jul, 2016 11:15 AM
  • See Who’s Playing Aamir Khan’s Daughter In Dangal
The little girl who played the role of Bharti Ratan in the 1997 release Chachi 420 is all grown up and is ready to play Aamir Khan’s daughter in the upcoming film Dangal. 
 
Fatima Sana Shaikh has come a long way since then and is now being cast in one of the most anticipated films or Mr. Perfectionist.
 
Fatima’s character in the film is named Geeta Phogat. She played the role of Tabu and Kamal Haasan’s daughter in Chachi 420. She has also appeared in Juhi Chawla starrer ‘One 2 ka 4’, Bittoo Boss and Akaash Vani.
 
Dangal is an Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Tiwari, who previously directed Chillar Party and Bhootnath Returns.
 
The film sees Aamir portraying the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat. Geeta was India’s first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she clinched the gold medal while Babita won the silver.
 
Dangal will surely bring her to limelight as she plays a pivotal role in the film.
 
Fatima has always kept her fans posted by sharing pictures of hers on Facebook. A look at her latest posts:

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