India, March 5 -- It's been eight years for Fatima Sana Shaikh in Bollywood as a leading lady. While she is happy with the place she is at today with projects like Metro In Dino and Aap Jaisa Koi arriving this year, Fatima Sana Shaikh admits that having started her leading career with a blockbuster like Dangal (2016), did make her journey more difficult.

"I did feel a pressure of not living up to the image and benchmark I had created. It created self-doubt that people might think I am a good actor, but am I truly one? I didn't want to do solo films, because then the responsibility of a project will be on me and then if the audience doesn't like it, what would I do? I approached my work with fear, and it took me time to understand that it...