Overview

• She said actors without established backgrounds often face ‘second grade’ treatment when playing supporting roles on Bollywood sets.
• In an interview with Humans of Bombay, Shaikh recounted how a female co-star repeatedly tried to hijack scenes at the expense of the script.
• Shaikh explained that her own experiences have driven her to treat junior and character actors with courtesy and professionalism.
• She is currently promoting Metro…In Dino, directed by Anurag Basu and starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan and others, which opens in theaters July 4.
• Her next project, Aap Jaisa Koi, pairs her with R Madhavan and is scheduled to stream on Netflix starting July 11.