Fatima Sana Shaikh was a part of Yash Raj Films' Thugs of Hindostan that came out in 2018 and it was touted to be the biggest film of that year. Unfortunately, after a historic start at the box-office, the collections saw a decay and decline and ultimately, it failed at the ticket windows.

Talking about the same in an interview with Rajeev Masand, the actress spoke about it and what happened post it's shocking failure. She said, "Of course, the failure of Thugs of Hindostan was a big blow to me. After Dangal, everything was new- the fame, the applause, and suddenly there were abuses. It was a little shocking and I felt my career was over because I was dropped out of some films."