Shabana Azmi

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-09-18 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

New Delhi, India

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 b...

Acting

1997

Fire

as Radha

1983

Masoom

as Indu D. Malhotra

2006

15 Park Avenue

as Prof. Anjali "Anu" Mathur

2008

Sorry Bhai

as Gayatri

2007

1978

Swarg Narak

as Geeta

1977

2020

Letter From Your Far-Off Country

as Self (archive footage)

2012

2006

Umrao Jaan

as Khanum Jaan

1992

City of Joy

as Kamla H. Pal

1974

Espousal

as Rekha

1980

Apne Paraye

as Sheila

1983

Doosri Dulhan

as Chanda

1994

In Custody

as Imtiaz Begum

1974

Faslah

as Asha Premchand

1982

Arth

as Pooja

2012

1982

1982

1980

Jwalamukhi

as Kiran

1977

Karm

as Neelam Kumar

1979

2003

Tehzeeb

as Rukhsana Jamal

2023

Ghoomer

as Anina's Grandmother

2002

Makdee

as Makdee

1988

Madame Sousatzka

as Sushila Sen

2013

1998

Side Streets

as Mrs. Chandra Bipin Raj

1984

1983

Market Place

as Rukmini Bai

1977

Parvarish

as Shabu

1978

Junoon

as Firdaus (Javed's wife)

1980

Sparsh

as Kavita

1986

Khamosh

as Shabana Azmi

1975

Nishant

as Sushila

2004

Morning Raga

as Swarnalata

1984

Gangvaa

as Jamuna

1989

Ek Din Achanak

as Neeta Roy

1984

The Ruins

as Jamini

1983

Sweekar Kiya Maine

as Gopika Sharma / Gopika K. Shukla

1988

Pestonjee

as Jeroo

1990

Amba

as Amba Bhanupratap Singh

1982

1976

Kadambari

as Chetna

1988

Libaas

as Seema

1980

Yeh Kaisa Insaf?

as Madhu R. Nath

1977

Adha Din Adhi Raat

as Radha / Babli

1980

Hum Paanch

as Sundariya

1988

The Bengali Night

as Indira Sen

1986

Nasihat

as Sunita

1984

Hum Rahe Na Hum

as Mohini P. Sahani

1986

Samay Ki Dhaara

as Madhvi A. Verma

1980

Ek Baar Kaho

as Aarti Mathur

1979

Jeena Yahan

as Lekha

2018

Aunty Ji

as Parvin

1989

1991

Dharavi

as Kumud

1989

Sati

as Uma

1986

Ek Pal

as Priyam

1990

1977

2015

2016

Chalk N Duster

as Vidya Sawant

2016

Neerja

as Rama Bhanot

1999

Godmother

as Rambhi

1993

Patang

as Jitni

1977

Swami

as Saudamini

1977

2000

Hari-Bhari

as Ghazala

2009

1982

Unique Relation

as Annapurna (Anu)

2017

Signature Move

as Parveen

2006

1990

2017

The Wishing Tree

as The Gypsy Woman

1989

Main Azaad Hoon

as Subhashini Saigal

1976

Fakira

as Neeta / Geeta

1977

2017

The Black Prince

as Rani Jindan

1986

Congregation

as Anjuman

1991

Jhoothi Shaan

as Krishna

1984

Kamla

as Sarita Jadhav

1977

Chor Sipahee

as Priya

1983

1991

1977

1982

Ashanti

as Kamini

1978

Atithee

as Leela M. Kumar / Julie

2000

Gaja Gamini

as Premchand's Nirmala

2011

Love Breakups Zindagi

as Naina's Mother

1997

Saaz

as Bansidhar (Bansi) Vrundavan

1978

1986

Genesis

as The woman

1997

Mrityudand

as Chandravati

1984

1976

1989

1978

1984

2020

Kaali Khuhi

as Satya Maasi

2017

Sonata

as Dolon

2007

1986

Shart

as Kiran Dutt

1981

Ek Hi Bhool

as Meenakshi

2021

2023

1974

1984

Bhavna

as Bhavna Saxena

Production

1984

The Crossing

as Playback Singer

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