I love riding on Goan roads: Fatima Sana Shaikh | Mumbai News
Fatima Sana Shaikh reminisced about her very first friends’ trip to Goa, a whirlwind of laughter, bike rides along sunlit streets, and carefree adventures, as she spoke with Goa Times during her recent visit to the coastal state for IFFI. Dressed in a white beaded and mirror-work saree, the actor bedazzled the crowd on the red carpet, alongside the cast and crew of Gustaakh Ishq. ‘Riding in Goa is a must’ “My first friends trip was planned in Goa, we did everything, like ride bikes here on Goan streets. It was a fun time. So every time I come to Goa, I hire a bike and I ride it, it’s mostly because the roads are good and there is not much traffic. I feel that in Goa, people don’t judge you, it could be because there are many women riders here. In cities, when you ride usually you have other people honking or following. I don’t see that here,” said Fatima Sana Shaikh. ‘Ratna Pathak and Naseeruddin Shah are opposite – energy wise’ Talking of her co-actor Naseeruddin Shah in Gustaakh Ishq, and Ratna Pathak, who she worked with in Dhak Dhak, Fatima said they are opposite. “She is very chill and bindaas while Naseeruddin ji is very shant and poised and he doesn’t talk a lot. So, in my head I had made quite some narratives that he is going to judge me. I was very scared. But he was absolutely the opposite of that. He was extremely warm, very giving,” added the actress. She added, “If he felt ki agar ye scene kisi aur direction mein ja sakta hai, he would always give interesting suggestions and protect you. So, that was nice. He is a good teacher. I had a wonderful experience.” ‘This is a different genre of film’ Talking of her character in Gustaakh Ishq, Fatima said she took some time to get adjusted to the role as she came to set immediately after shooting for Nyaya, where she is cast as a police officer. “The very next day after playing a cop, I had to play the character of Minni which was a complete shift and a different world. The pace of this world is different, the language is also different. It’s very disorienting if you come from a place where you are playing a cop and suddenly this. So, when Vijay saw that I am a little all over the place emotionally he told me ke tension mat le and guided me through the process,” added Fatima as she smiled. On OTT’s democratic nature Talking of OTT, she said, “OTT is open to different kinds of genres and it doesn’t matter if you are a star. Box office ka stress nahi hota. When there is no stress of box office, there is freedom to make whatever you want and eventually the audience decides whether they like it or not. So, that’s a very democratic process,” said Fatima as she sipped on a cup of tea.
