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Fast Facts:
- Born: September 18, 1950
- Debut Film: Parinay
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award: 2005
- National Film Awards: 5
- Padma Shri Award: 1988
- Father: Kaifi Azmi
- Spouse: Javed Akhtar
- Attended Film and Television Institute of India
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Life and Career
Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress and activist who has appeared in many films and has championed the fight against AIDS and injustice.She has reached international audiences in a number of her films, and one of her most controversial and well known performances is perhaps in Deepa Metha's Fire, in which she plays a married woman who has a lesbian affair.
She is married to famed poet Javed Akhtar, and she is the daughter of well known poet Kaifi Azmi. In 2009 she is set to appear as Benazir Bhutto in Mahesh Bhatt's biopic on the late politician.
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Shabana Azmi Questions
What is the best popular rap song ever recorded? 9 AnswersThere are three main ingredients to measure a hip-hop song: 1) lyrics 2) beats/samples/scratching 3) performance One of the songs that came to mind with all the... read more -
Shabana Azmi Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- September 18, 1950: Born
- 1974: Ankur
- 1977: Shatranj Ke Khilari
- 1983: Masoom
- 1993: In Custody
- 1996: Fire
- 2006: Umrao Jaan
- 2007: Loins of Punjab Presents


