Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Biography
Shabana Azmi (born September 18, 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television, and theatre, as well as a women's rights activist and parliamentarian. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she debuted in Ankur (1974) and quickly became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism. Recognized as being among the most acclaimed actresses of her country, she has received a record of five National Film Awards for Best Actress, six Filmfare Awards, several international accolades, and the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India, and the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India. She is best known for her portrayals of unconventional female characters and many of her films have won praise for depicting progressive ideals.
Known For
Actor
as Roma
as Self
as Anina's Grandmother
as Jamini Chatterji
as Aisha Khan
as Margaret Parangosky
as Ammi
as Aisan Daulat Begum
as Satya Maasi
as Self (archive footage)
as Parvin
as Mrs. Shirani
as Rani Jindan
as The Gypsy Woman
as Dolon
as Parveen
as Rama Bhanot
as Vidya Sawant
as Mrs. Kamal
as Preeti
as Ammi
as Chaudhari Devi
as Naseem
as Self
as Naina's Mother
as Mrs. Sethi
as Self
as Gayatri
as Self
as Naheed
as Rrita Kapoor
as Khanum Jaan
as Sofia
as Anu
as Swarnalata
as Self
as Rukhsana Jamal
as Makdee
as Kadambini
as Premchand's Nirmala
as Ghazala
as Rambhi
as Mrs. Chandra Bipin Raj
as Radha
as Chandravati
as Bansidhar (Bansi) Vrundavan
as Imtiaz Begum
as Queen
as Jitni
as Samira
as Kamla H. Pal
as Krishna
as Kumud
as Amba Bhanupratap Singh
as Seema
as Subhashini Saigal
as Uma
as Neeta Roy
as Tulsi
as Indira Sen
as Sushila Sen
as Jeroo
as Seema
as Rangamma
as Priyam
as Sunita
as The woman
as Shabana Azmi
as Kiran Dutt
as Madhvi A. Verma
as Anjuman
as Rama
as Jamuna
as Jamini
as Mohini P. Sahani
as Sarita Jadhav
as Chanda
as Gopika Sharma / Gopika K. Shukla
as Rukmini Bai
as Indu D. Malhotra
as Shyama
as Annapurna (Anu)
as Pooja
as Shobna
as Kamini
as Meenakshi
as Stella
as Kiran
as Sundariya
as Aarti Mathur
as Sheila
as Madhu R. Nath
as Kavita
as Roma
as Lekha
as Firdaus (Javed's wife)
as Leela M. Kumar / Julie
as Janata
as Geeta
as Shabu
as Khurshid
as Laxmi
as Gauri
as Neelam Kumar
as Rachna
as Priya
as Saudamini
as Radha / Babli
as Neeta / Geeta
as Chetna
as Sushila
as Pammy
as Rekha
as Laxmi
as Asha Premchand
Sound
as Playback Singer