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Shabana Azmi

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: Acting

Born: New Delhi, India, 1950-09-18

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Faslah	Asha Premchand	0
2	1974	Ankur: The Seedling	Laxmi	62
3	1974	Espousal	Rekha	0
4	1975	Nishant	Sushila	70
5	1976	Kadambari	Chetna	0
6	1977	Adha Din Adhi Raat	Radha / Babli	0
7	1977	Karm	Neelam Kumar	90
8	1977	Amar Akbar Anthony	Laxmi	68
9	1977	Parvarish	Shabu	66
10	1978	Swarg Narak	Geeta	10
11	1978	Toote Khilone		0
12	1978	Junoon	Firdaus (Javed's wife)	53
13	1979	Jeena Yahan	Lekha	0
14	1979	Lahu Ke Do Rang	Roma	53
15	1980	Sparsh	Kavita	73
16	1980	Yeh Kaisa Insaf?	Madhu R. Nath	0
17	1980	Apne Paraye	Sheila	0
18	1980	Ek Baar Kaho	Aarti Mathur	0
19	1980	Hum Paanch	Sundariya	69
20	1980	Jwalamukhi	Kiran	45
21	1981	Sameera		0
22	1981	Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai	Stella	54
23	1982	Suraag		70
24	1982	Yeh Nazdeekiyan	Shobna	95
25	1982	Arth	Pooja	72
26	1982	Raaste Pyar Ke	Shyama	10
27	1983	Masoom	Indu D. Malhotra	64
28	1983	Market Place	Rukmini Bai	71
29	1983	Sweekar Kiya Maine	Gopika Sharma / Gopika K. Shukla	54
30	1983	Doosri Dulhan	Chanda	100
31	1984	Hum Rahe Na Hum	Mohini P. Sahani	0
32	1984	The Ruins	Jamini	63
33	1984	The Crossing	Rama	62
34	1984	Gangvaa	Jamuna	71
35	1986	Samay Ki Dhaara	Madhvi A. Verma	0
36	1986	Khamosh	Shabana Azmi	69
37	1986	Nasihat	Sunita	50
38	1986	Ek Pal	Priyam	0
39	1987	Susman (The Essence)		90
40	1988	Libaas	Seema	0
41	1988	Pestonjee	Jeroo	52
42	1988	Madame Sousatzka	Sushila Sen	67
43	1988	The Bengali Night	Indira Sen	58
44	1989	Picnic		0
45	1989	Ek Din Achanak	Neeta Roy	67
46	1989	Sati	Uma	87
47	1990	Death of a Doctor	Seema	55
48	1990	Amba	Amba Bhanupratap Singh	0
49	1991	Dharavi	Kumud	63
50	1992	City of Joy	Kamla H. Pal	66
51	1993	Son of the Pink Panther	Queen	46
52	1994	In Custody	Imtiaz Begum	48
53	1997	Fire	Radha	67
54	1998	Side Streets	Mrs. Chandra Bipin Raj	64
55	2001	Daughters of This Century	Kadambini	0
56	2002	Makdee	Makdee	67
57	2003	Tehzeeb	Rukhsana Jamal	20
58	2004	Morning Raga	Swarnalata	90
59	2006	15 Park Avenue	Prof. Anjali "Anu" Mathur	62
60	2006	Umrao Jaan	Khanum Jaan	83
61	2007	Loins of Punjab Presents	Rrita Kapoor	55
62	2007	Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.	Naheed	53
63	2008	Sorry Bhai	Gayatri	41
64	2010	It's a Wonderful Afterlife	Mrs. Sethi	48
65	2012	Celluloid Man	Self	70
66	2012	Midnight's Children	Naseem	55
67	2013	Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola	Chaudhari Devi	56
68	2020	Letter From Your Far-Off Country	Self (archive footage)	0
69		Bun Tikki		0
70	2018	Aunty Ji	Parvin	0
71	2023	Ghoomer	Anina's Grandmother	84
72		Lahore 1947		0
73	1976	Fakira	Neeta / Geeta	60
74	1977	Kanneshwara Rama	Malli	0
75	1977	Swami	Saudamini	40
76	1977	Chor Sipahee	Priya	100
77	1977	Khel Khilari Ka	Rachna	60
78	1977	Hira Aur Patthar	Gauri	0
79	1977	The Chess Players	Khurshid	71
80	1980	Thodisi Bewafaii		40
81	1982	Namkeen		100
82	1982	Unique Relation	Annapurna (Anu)	0
83	1983	Avtaar		71
84	1984	Kamla	Sarita Jadhav	0
85	1986	Congregation	Anjuman	0
86	1988	Mardon Wali Baat		0
87	1989	Rakhwala		40
88	1989	Main Azaad Hoon	Subhashini Saigal	62
89	1990	Disha		0
90	1991	Fateh		10
91	1991	Jhoothi Shaan	Krishna	0
92	1992	Immaculate Conception	Samira	52
93	1993	Patang	Jitni	0
94	1998	Bada Din		0
95	1999	Godmother	Rambhi	85
96	2000	Hari-Bhari	Ghazala	50
97	2006	Banglatown Banquet	Sofia	0
98	2007	Positive		100
99	2009	Luck by Chance	Self	65
100	2014	A Decent Arrangement	Preeti	47
101	2015	Jazbaa		69
102	2016	Chalk N Duster	Vidya Sawant	72
103	2016	Neerja	Rama Bhanot	73
104	2017	Signature Move	Parveen	54
105	2017	The Wishing Tree	The Gypsy Woman	53
106	2023	Good Morning Sunshine		0
107		What Will People Say?	Roma	0
108	1973	Munshi Ji		0
109	1974	Ishk Ishk Ishk	Pammy	0
110	1976	Shaque		90
111	1977	Jallian Wala Bagh		0
112	1978	Kissaa Kursee Kaa	Janata	100
113	1978	Khoon Ki Pukaar		100
114	1978	Atithee	Leela M. Kumar / Julie	0
115	1978	Devata		60
116	1979	Amar Deep		0
117	1981	Ek Hi Bhool	Meenakshi	40
118	1982	Ashanti	Kamini	85
119	1984	Yaadon Ki Zanjeer	Manju	0
120	1984	Lorie		60
121	1984	Bhavna	Bhavna Saxena	0
122	1986	Shart	Kiran Dutt	0
123	1986	Genesis	The woman	57
124	1989	Oonch Neech Beech	Tulsi	0
125	1997	Saaz	Bansidhar (Bansi) Vrundavan	10
126	1997	Mrityudand	Chandravati	57
127	2000	Gaja Gamini	Premchand's Nirmala	67
128	2002	Devi Ahilya Bai		0
129	2007	Om Shanti Om	Self	71
130	2007	Dus Kahaniyaan		43
131	2011	Love Breakups Zindagi	Naina's Mother	64
132	2013	The Reluctant Fundamentalist	Ammi	66
133	2015	Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema	Self	52
134	2017	Sonata	Dolon	0
135	2017	The Black Prince	Rani Jindan	49
136	2018	Kaifinama		0
137	2020	Kaali Khuhi	Satya Maasi	45
138	2021	Sheer Qorma	Ammi	0
139	2023	What's Love Got to Do with It?	Aisha Khan	60
140	2023	Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	Jamini Chatterji	60
141		Masoom: The New Generation		0
142	2025	Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen		0
143		Masoom 2		0
144		The Master: Shyam Benegal	Herself	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	The Discovery of India	Rangamma	98
2	2004	Indian Idol	Self	61
3	2004	Koffee with Karan	Self	57
4	2015	Capital	Mrs. Kamal	71
5	2018	Next of Kin	Mrs. Shirani	64
6	2021	The Empire	Aisan Daulat Begum	55
7	2022	Halo	Margaret Parangosky	83
8	2024	Angry Young Men	Self	80
9	2025	Dabba Cartel	Sheila	69