Shabana Azmi was born on 18 September 1950 in New Delhi, India. She is one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema. She is a film actress as well as a social activist, and while her performances in films of a variety of genre have generally earned her praises and awards.
Her first movie to be released was Shyam Benegal’s Ankur (1972), which won the national award. She received the national awards consecutively for three years from 1983 to 1985 for her roles in movies, Arth, Khandhar and Paar. Another film named Godmother (1999) brought her another national award taking her tally to five national awards.
Her first movie to be released was Shyam Benegal’s Ankur (1972), which won the national award. She received the national awards consecutively for three years from 1983 to 1985 for her roles in movies, Arth, Khandhar and Paar. Another film named Godmother (1999) brought her another national award taking her tally to five national awards.
