Thugs sees Fatima’s transition from wrestler to warrior princess

FATIMA SANA SHAIKH has played a young wrestler who wowed audiences with her performance in her debut film Dangal. In her next Thugs of Hindostan she plays the role of the warrior princess Zafira, a daredevil and an outstanding fighter. Her look has become quite a talking point but creating Zafira’s look proved to be a tall task for the film’s costume designers, Rushi and Manoshi.

“Zafira was one of the most challenging characters for us. We found fabrics that we thought best described Zafira and then we got her to stand like a mannequin and draped and draped fabric for five to six hours,” they state. “Even with the armor, we had to keep her frame in mind and design an armor which is flattering and yet made her look very strong. ” they add.

Playing Zafira required training and tons of practice in archery for Fatima. . “I could have never imagined that playing Zafira’s role would be difficult because of the hair. Sitting for three hours every day in the morning before the shoot is quite a pain,” says Fatima, laughing. “Kudos to them because they imagined me so completely different,” she concludes.