Come 2025, Cupid’s going to particularly favour Fatima Sana Shaikh, who has a string of romances—albeit only on the screen—in the pipeline. Apart from Anurag Basu’s production, Metro... In Dino, Shaikh also has Ul Jalool Ishq, which pairs her along with Vijay Varma, and her maiden Dharmatic Entertainment venture that has her join hands with R Madhavan.

The last of this lot, a Vivek Soni-directed love saga that’s tentatively titled Tharki, explores the tale of a couple with a significant age gap. Sources tell mid-day that Shaikh slips into the role of a teacher in this “concept-driven romance”. “In the quirky, contemporary love story, she plays a Bengali woman in her 30s who meets a 40-something teacher belonging to a small north Indian town. Madhavan, who plays this part, meets Fatima on a dating app,” shares the source, adding that the team recently wrapped up filming the Netflix offering in Kolkata over a 36-day schedule.