Fatima Sana Shaikh smashed into the world of movies with a powerful role in Dangal. She played the grown-up Geeta Phogat and her performance has garnered appreciation from across all quarters with the film being a blockbuster and breaking all the records. Now, the actress is all set for her upcoming film which happens to be of a horror-comedy genre.

Talking about the films of horror-comedy genre the actress shares, `I love them. But I can't watch it alone. I need a constant company to live through the storyline that involves me all the thrill and fear that the movie entails."

Fatima opens up on the films which are her favourite in horror-comedy genre, `Shaun of the dead and Stree are my favourite horror comedies of all times. I can watch them anytime and any day."

The actress shares what she thinks as a challenge as an actor, `I think to understand the character and to be true to it is stands are the foremost understanding for an actor. To keep the self aside while imbibing the character is equally important."

On her role in her upcoming film Fatima shares, "Every role comes with its difficulty and strengths and an equal amount of time and dedication goes into each and every role. From comedy to the intense characters with depth, there is an understanding that every actor must exercise to ease out the process for themselves."

The actress who enjoys a huge fan base amongst the interiors of India, as well as the metropolitan cities, has been signed to be the first-ever female brand ambassador for Tata Motors. Gearing up for her upcoming film with Anurag Basu as well as her first horror comedy with Saif Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh has been running round-the-clock schedule.

Slipping into characters that were mentally as well as physically exhausting, Fatima added life to her roles as a wrestler as well as a warrior princess. Following a tough routine, learning wrestling for Dangal and then, stepping into the shoes of a warrior and learning archery, Fatima has exhibited immense perseverance and dedication for all her films.

Having wrapped a schedule of Anurag Basu's next in Bhopal, Fatima Sana Shaikh has been extremely excited to mark her first collaboration with Anurag Basu and Rajkummar Rao. She will next star alongside Saif Ali Khan and Ali Fazal in horror-comedy Bhoot Police.