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Shabana Azmi | |
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![]() Azmi at the SFU in October 2009 | |
Born | Shabana Kaifi Azmi 18 September 1950 Hyderabad, India |
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Works | Full list |
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Family | Akhtar-Azmi family |
Honours | Padma Bhushan (2012) |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 27 August 1997 – 26 August 2003 | |
Nominated by | K. R. Narayanan |
Preceded by | M. Aram |
Succeeded by | Hema Malini |
Constituency | Nominated (Arts) |
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Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Her career in the Hindi film industry has spanned over 160 films, mostly within independent and neorealist parallel cinema, though her work extended to mainstream films as well as a number of international projects. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several genres.[1] She has won a record of five National Film Awards for Best Actress,[2][3] in addition to five Filmfare Awards and several international accolades. The Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri in 1998 and the Padma Bhushan in 2012.
The daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi, she is an alumna of Film and Television Institute of India of Pune. Azmi made her film debut in 1974 with Ankur and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, then a new-wave movement of art films known for their serious content and realism and sometimes received government patronage.[2][4] Several of her films have been cited as a form of progressivism and social reformism which offer a realistic portrayal of Indian society, its customs and traditions.
In addition to acting, Azmi is a social and women's rights activist. She is married to poet and screenwriter Javed Akhtar.[5] She is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA). In appreciation of Azmi's life and works, the President of India gave her a nominated (unelected) membership of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament.[6]
Early life and education
[edit]Azmi was born on 18 September 1950 in Hyderabad, India to poet and songwriter Kaifi Azmi and veteran stage actor Shaukat Azmi. Her parents called her Munni; she was christened with her given name by writer Ali Sardar Jafri when she turned eleven.[7] She has one brother, Baba Azmi, who is a cinematographer married to actor Tanvi Azmi.
Azmi's parents were members of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Until she was nine, the family lived in Red Flat Hall, a CPI commune with eight families. Each family was allocated one room, and shared one bathroom and lavatory with the other families. She describes the atmosphere at home as "completely bohemian." According to her, members of the party "had re-defined the husband-wife relationship"; most women had jobs, and were not the sole bearers of childrearing responsibilities. When her mother was touring with Prithvi Theatre, her father looked after Azmi and her brother. He also helped Shaukat rehearse cues for her new play or film; he believed that it was their duty as a family to "make it possible for her (Shaukat) to rehearse her lines as many times as she needed."[8][9]
Azmi's childhood was characterised by numerous mehfils (social gatherings) that took place at her home; people from all walks of life would come over to listen to poetry recitals from her father and other eminent intellectuals like Josh Malihabadi, Firaq Gorakpuri, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Sajjad Zaheer and Begum Akhtar. Azmi was "fascinated" by these mehfils. "I would sit up in rapt attention, not even half understanding what they recited, but excited nevertheless," she told Screen, "Their beautiful words fell like music on my young ears." She also accompanied her parents to mushairas (poetic symposiums), listening to nazms (Urdu poetry) by Sahir Ludhianvi and Ali Sardar Jafri. "Baba and I used to be fast asleep on the stage, behind the gao takiyas (bolsters), and would invariably wake up to the thunderous applause that resonated every time his name was announced," she recalled, "He was always amongst the last to recite—his deeply resonant voice pulsating with vigour, drama and power."[8]
Azmi travelled to Prithvi Theatre with her mother, and Mazdoor Kisan meetings in Madanpura with her father. "There used to be red banners everywhere, a lot of narebaazi (sloganeering) and a lot of protest poetry," she said, "As a child I was only interested in these rallies because the mazdoors pampered me. Imperceptibly however, my roots were catching soil." Azmi considers her eventual involvement in activism to be "an extension of what I saw happening as a child."[8]
Azmi attended Queen Mary School, Mumbai, and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai degree in Psychology. During her time at Xavier's, she started a Hindi theatre group with her senior Farooq Sheikh, and together, they won several awards in inter-college drama competitions. She was drawn to acting after "being completely enchanted" by Jaya Bhaduri's performance in Suman. Her father supported her choice to pursue acting, following which she joined the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, where she was awarded the gold medal for the Best Student in Acting.[10][9]
Career
[edit]Shabana Azmi does not immediately fit into her rustic surroundings; but her poise and her personality are never in doubt, and in two high-pitched scenes she pulls out all her stops and firmly establishes herself as one of our finest dramatic actresses."
Film
[edit]During her final year at FTII, Azmi was offered Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’ Faslah (1974) and Kanti Lal Rathore’s Parinay (1974) but Shyam Benegal’s Ankur (1974) became her debut film. Speaking to Mumbai Mirror, Benegal said he took one look at Azmi and knew she was perfect for the role of Laxmi,"a Hyderabadi servant girl who could speak a smattering of Telugu." Waheeda Rehman and Aparna Sen were two of the four actors in consideration to play Laxmi, but had rejected the offer. At the time of casting, Azmi didn’t speak Telugu, but she was fluent in Deccani, a dialect of Urdu that borrows from Marathi, which Benegal thought "was essential to fleshing out the character." He also said that at twenty four years old, Azmi "looked too young" to play Laxmi but he was "willing to tweak the role" for her.[12][13] The film received critical acclaim upon release, earning her first National Film Award for Best Actress and her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Indian Urdu novelist and journalist Qurratulain Hyder wrote that Azmi "lives her role [as Laxmi]" and "acts like a seasoned dramatic actress" despite Ankur being her first film.[14] Paramita Ghosh from The Indian Express said that "Azmi’s Laxmi is a woman of touching vulnerability and pragmatism."[13]
Impressed with Azmi's “huge range” as an actor, Benegal also cast her in Nishant (1975), Junoon (1978), Mandi(1983), Susman (1978), and Antarnaad (1991). Mandi was a "bawdy black comedy" featuring Azmi as the brothel madam Rukminibai and Smita Patil, with whom she had also shared the screen in, Arth (1982). She played an urban Indian wife, mother and homemaker in Shekhar Kapur's directorial debut Masoom (1983). Between 1983 and 1985, Azmi received three National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Arth, Mrinal Sen's Khandhar (1984) and Gautam Ghose's Paar (1984).
She also starred in Aparna Sen's Picnic (1975), Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players) (1977), Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Parvarish (1977), Prakash Mehra's Jwalamukhi (1980), Saeed Mirza's Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (1980), Sai Paranjpye's Sparsh (1980), Genesis (1986), Ek Din Achanak (1989), and and Sati (1989). She was also seen in John Schlesinger's Madame Sousatzka (1988).
In 1990, Azmi teamed up with Sai Paranjpye again for Disha. She also appeared in Roland Joffe's City of Joy (1992). She dabbled in experimental and parallel Indian cinema with Deepa Mehta's Fire (1996), playing Radha, a lonesome young woman in love with her sister-in-law. The film received critical acclaim after being released overseas in 1996. Azmi won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Chicago Film Festival and Jury Award for Best Actress at Outfest, Los Angeles.[6]
When Fire was released in India two years later, the on-screen depiction of lesbianism (perhaps the first in Indian cinema) was deemed "alien to Indian culture" and led to numerous protests urging the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to ban the film. In her memoir, Hit Girl (2017), the then CBFC chairperson and actor Asha Parekh wrote that Fire explored "the bold theme of same-gender love between two women" aesthetically and without sensationalism. "There was no reason to ban it at all or delete a kissing scene between Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das," she said, "Sanjivani Kutti (regional manager of CBFC) and I stuck to the collective decision, the censors would not recall the film for a second opinion."[15]
Azmi's performance in Godmother (1999) earned her a fifth National Film Award. She was the initial choice for Deepa Mehta's Water (2005), which was planned to hit the floors in 2000. A few scenes were already shot. Azmi had to shave her head with Nandita Das to portray the character of Shakuntala. However, due to political reasons, the film was shelved and later shot in 2005 with Seema Biswas replacing Azmi.[16]
Television
[edit]Azmi debuted on the small screen in a soap opera titled Anupamaa. She portrayed a modern Indian woman who, while endorsing traditional Indian ethos and values, negotiated more freedom for herself.
Theatre
[edit]She has participated in many stage plays: notable among them include M. S. Sathyu's Safed Kundali (1980), based on The Caucasian Chalk Circle; and Feroz Abbas Khan's Tumhari Amrita with actor Farooq Sheikh, which ran for five years. She toured Singapore on an assignment with the Singapore Repertory Theatre Company, acting in Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of Ibsen's A Doll's House, which was directed by Rey Buono. She toured the UK, Dubai and India with British production Happy Birthday Sunita by Rifco Theatre Company in 2014. Pointing out the differences in all these media, she once remarked that theatre was really the actor's medium; the stage was the actor's space; cinema was the director's medium; and television was a writer's medium.[citation needed]
Personal life
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Azmi was engaged to Benjamin Gilani in late 1970s, but the engagement was called off.[17] She later had a relationship with filmmaker Shekhar Kapur for seven years.[18]
On 9 December 1984, she married Javed Akhtar, a lyricist, poet and scriptwriter in Hindi films, making her a member of the Akhtar-Azmi film family.[19] It was Akhtar's second marriage, the first being with Hindi film scriptwriter, Honey Irani. Azmi's mother was "unhappy" about her relationship with Akhtar, as he was still married to Irani and had two children (Farhan- and Zoya Akhtar). For similar reasons, Azmi also faced "tremendous pressure" from her "well-wishers" to break up with him. During this time, she confided in her father about the circumstances of Akhtar's marriage; she believed his marriage was "long over" before they met. "There were no further questions asked. Abba didn’t probe, didn’t want to know the details of what that meant. He trusted me enough to take me for my word and gave me his blessings," Azmi recalled in an interview, "That was one of the most momentous decisions of my life—had [he] truly said no, I wonder if I would have had the courage to defy him: Not because I’m frightened of him but because in the most personal of matters he can be relied upon to make the most objective judgement."[8][20]
Akhtar and Azmi have no children. In an interview with The Indian Express, she revealed that not being able to have children was "tough" for her to accept, as society "makes you feel incomplete." She said that "women often measure self-worth from their relationships–how they hold up as a wife, mother, daughter," as opposed to men who derive the "greatest satisfaction" from their career.[21] Azmi credits her mother for changing "her perspective on motherhood and life."[22]
Indian actors Farah Naaz and Tabu are Azmi's nieces, and TV actor Tanvi Azmi is her sister-in-law.
Humanitarian and other work
[edit]Azmi has been a committed social activist, active in supporting child survival and fighting AIDS and injustice in real life.[23][24] She has campaigned against ostracism of victims of AIDS.[23] A small film clip issued by the Government of India depicts an HIV positive child cuddled in her arms and saying: "She does not need your rejection, she needs your love". In a Bengali film named Meghla Akash, directed by Nargis Akter, she played the role of a physician treating AIDS patients. She has also given her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organisation TeachAids.[25]

She has participated in several plays and demonstrations denouncing communalism. In 1989, along with Swami Agnivesh and Asghar Ali Engineer, she undertook a four-day march for communal harmony from New Delhi to Meerut. Among the social groups whose causes she has advocated are slum dwellers, displaced Kashmiri Pandit migrants and victims of the earthquake at Latur (Maharashtra, India). The 1993 Mumbai riots appalled her and she emerged as a forceful critic of religious extremism. In 1995, she reflected on her life as an activist in an interview in Rungh.[26] After the 11 September 2001 attacks, she opposed the advice of the grand mufti of Jama Masjid calling upon the Muslims of India to join the people of Afghanistan in their fight by retorting that the leader go there alone.[27]
Since 1989, she has been a member of the National Integration Council headed by the Prime Minister of India; a member of National AIDS Commission (of India); and was nominated (in 1997) as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. In 1998, the United Nations Population Fund appointed her as its Goodwill Ambassador for India.[23]
In 2019 Indian general election, she actively campaigned for Kanhaiya Kumar who contested from Begusarai, Bihar on a Communist Party of India (CPI) ticket.[28]
Artistry and legacy
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Azmi is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.[29] Rediff.com placed her as the seventh-greatest Indian actress of all time.[30] In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India's 75 Best Bollywood Actresses list.[31] Azmi was placed first in Rediff.com's "Best Bollywood Debut Ever" list, for her film Ankur.[32] In 2023, Rajeev Masand named Azmi as one of Hindi cinema's best actresses of all time.[33] Times of India placed her in its "50 Beautiful Faces" list.[34]
Filmfare included Azmi's performances in Mandi and Arth in its list of "80 Iconic Performances" of Bollywood, placed 37th and 27th respectively. For Mandi, it noted, "Shabana is dramatic, she is quirky and she's bang on. A natural, her carefully restrained performance makes you smile at her lament about professionalism and loyalty. Although she is supported by a sterling cast, this is a satire which is all hers. See her spirited performances in Morning Raga, Masoom and Ankur as well."[35]
Filmography
[edit]She has acted in more than one hundred Hindi films, both in the mainstream as well as in Parallel Cinema. Several of her films have received attention in the international arena and Scandinavian countries, including at the Norwegian Film Institute, the Smithsonian Institution and the American Film Institute. She has appeared in a number of foreign films, most of which have won international acclaim, including John Schlesinger's Madame Sousatzka, Nicholas Klotz's Bengali Night, Roland Joffe's City of Joy, Channel 4's Immaculate Conception, Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther, and Ismail Merchant's In Custody.
Accolades
[edit]Major associations and honours
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Civilian award
- 1988: Awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
- 2011: Awarded the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award by the Government of Maharashtra.
- 2012: Awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.[36]
National Film Awards
Azmi has received the National Film Award for Best Actress five times, making her the overall most-awarded actor in the function:[6]
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
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1975 | Best Actress | Ankur | Won |
1983 | Arth | Won | |
1984 | Khandhar | Won | |
1985 | Paar | Won | |
1999 | Godmother | Won |
Filmfare Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
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1975 | Best Actress | Ankur | Nominated |
1978 | Swami | Won | |
1981 | Thodisi Bewafaii | Nominated | |
1984 | Arth | Won | |
Masoom | Nominated | ||
Avtaar | Nominated | ||
Mandi | Nominated | ||
1985 | Bhavna | Won | |
Sparsh | Nominated | ||
2003 | Best Villain | Makdee | Nominated |
2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Tehzeeb | Nominated |
2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Neerja | Won |
2024 | Ghoomer | Nominated | |
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Won |
International awards
[edit]Year | Award/Country | Category | Movie | Result |
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1993 | North Korea | Best Actress | Libaas | Won |
1994 | Taormina Arte Festival in Italy | Patang | Won | |
1996 | Chicago International Film Festival | Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress | Fire | Won |
1996 | L.A. Outfest | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Won |
Miscellaneous awards and honours
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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1975 | Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actress (Hindi) | Ankur | Won |
1984 | Paar | Won | ||
1987 | Ek Pal | Won | ||
1998 | Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Mrityudand | Won |
1999 | Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actress (Hindi) | Godmother | Won |
2003 | Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) | Tehzeeb | Won | |
2004 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
2005 | Screen Awards | Best Performance in an Indian Film in English | Morning Raga | Won |
- 1999: Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image, Significant Contribution to Indian Cinema.[37]
- 2002: Martin Luther King Professorship award by the University of Michigan conferred on her in recognition of her contribution to arts, culture and society.
- 2006: Gandhi International Peace Award, awarded by Gandhi Foundation, London.[38]
- 2007: ANR National Award by the Akkineni International Foundation[39]
- 2009: Honoured with the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award[40]
- 2012: Honoured by Walk of the Stars as her hand print was preserved for posterity at Bandra Bandstand in Mumbai.
- 2013: Awarded the Honorary Fellowship by the National Indian Students Union UK[41]
- 2018: Power Brands awarded Shabana Azmi the Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar for being one of the greatest and most versatile thespians of Indian cinema, for being a champion of women's education and a consistent advocate for civil and human rights, equality and peace and for empowering lives every day through the Mijwan Welfare Society.[42]
National awards
- 1988: Yash Bhartiya Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for highlighting women's issues in her work as an actress and activist.
- 1994: Rajiv Gandhi Award for "Excellence of Secularism"
Honorary doctorates
- 2003: She was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Jadavpur University in West Bengal in 2003.[43]
- 2007: She was conferred with an honorary doctorate in art by Chancellor of the University Brandan Foster by the Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire[44]
- 2008: She was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Jamia Milia Islamia on Delhi in 2008.[43]
- 2013: She was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Simon Fraser University.[45]
- 2014: She was conferred with an honorary doctorate by TERI University on 5 February 2014.[46]
- 2025: Lifetime Achievement Award at 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes)[47]
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Notes
[edit]- India's 50 Most Illustrious Women (ISBN 81-88086-19-3) by Indra Gupta
- Holt, Julia; Phalke, Shubhra; Basic Skills Agency. Shabana Azmi. London : Basic Skills Agency, 1995. ISBN 1-85990-022-4.
External links
[edit]- Shabana Azmi at IMDb
- Shabana Azmi NGO in India
- One on One – Shabana Azmi on YouTube – interview on Al Jazeera English (video, 25 mins)
- Time: Shabana Azmi
- Indian American Arts Council
- Article from the Village Voice Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- EveryOne campaign brand ambassador: Shabana Azmi
- 1950 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- Akhtar-Azmi family
- Indian film actresses
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni
- University of Mumbai alumni
- Film and Television Institute of India alumni
- Indian women activists
- Actresses from Delhi
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- People from Azamgarh
- Indian stage actresses
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts
- Best Actress National Film Award winners
- Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
- Gandhi International Peace Award recipients
- Filmfare Awards winners
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award winners
- Screen Awards winners
- International Indian Film Academy Awards winners
- Zee Cine Awards winners
- Women members of the Rajya Sabha
- Actresses from Hyderabad, India