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	Night's End	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	The Obsession	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	71
26	1982	Raaste Pyar Ke	Shyama	10
27	1983	Masoom	Indu D. Malhotra	64
28	1983	The Market Place	Rukmini Bai	71
29	1983	Sweekar Kiya Maine	Gopika Sharma / Gopika K. Shukla	60
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	63
37	1986	Nasihat	Sunita	50
38	1987	The Essence		90
39	1988	Libaas	Seema	0
40	1988	Pestonjee	Jeroo	52
41	1988	Madame Sousatzka	Sushila Sen	67
42	1988	The Bengali Night	Indira Sen	58
43	1989	Picnic		0
44	1989	Ek Din Achanak	Neeta Roy	67
45	1990	Amba	Amba Bhanupratap Singh	0
46	1992	City of Joy	Kamla H. Pal	66
47	1993	Son of the Pink Panther	Queen	46
48	1994	In Custody	Imtiaz Begum	48
49	1997	Fire	Radha	67
50	1998	Side Streets	Mrs. Chandra Bipin Raj	70
51	2001	Daughters of This Century	Kadambini	0
52	2002	Makdee	Makdee	67
53	2003	Tehzeeb	Rukhsana Jamal	20
54	2004	Morning Raga	Swarnalata	90
55	2006	15 Park Avenue	Anu	63
56	2006	Umrao Jaan	Khanum Jaan	83
57	2007	Loins of Punjab Presents	Rrita Kapoor	55
58	2007	Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.	Naheed	52
59	2008	Sorry Bhai	Gayatri	41
60	2010	It's a Wonderful Afterlife	Mrs. Sethi	46
61	2012	Celluloid Man	Self	70
62	2012	Midnight's Children	Naseem	55
63	2013	Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola	Chaudhari Devi	56
64	2020	Letter From Your Far-Off Country	Self (archive footage)	0
65		Bun Tikki		0
66		Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins		0
67	1989	Sati	Uma	87
68	1990	Death of a Doctor	Seema	55
69	1991	Dharavi	Kumud	63
70	2018	Aunty Ji	Parvin	0
71	2023	Ghoomer	Anina's Grandmother	86
72		Lahore 1947		0
73	1976	Fakira	Neeta / Geeta	60
74	1977	Kanneshwara Rama		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	1982	Namkeen		100
81	1982	Unique Relation	Annapurna (Anu)	0
82	1983	Avtaar		71
83	1984	Kamla	Sarita Jadhav	0
84	1986	Congregation	Anjuman	0
85	1986	Ek Pal	Priyam	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	Fertility	Ghazala	0
97	2006	Banglatown Banquet	Sofia	0
98	2007	Positive		100
99	2009	Luck by Chance	Self	64
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	1974	Ishk Ishk Ishk	Pammy	0
109	1976	Shaque		90
110	1977	Jallian Wala Bagh		0
111	1978	Kissaa Kursee Kaa	Janata	100
112	1978	Khoon Ki Pukaar		100
113	1978	Atithee	Leela M. Kumar / Julie	0
114	1978	Devata		60
115	1979	Amar Deep		0
116	1980	Thodisi Bewafaii		40
117	1981	Ek Hi Bhool	Meenakshi	40
118	1982	Ashanti	Kamini	85
119	1984	Yaadon Ki Zanjeer		0
120	1984	Lorie		60
121	1986	Shart	Kiran Dutt	0
122	1986	Genesis	The woman	57
123	1989	Oonch Neech Beech	Tulsi	0
124	1997	Saaz	Bansidhar (Bansi) Vrundavan	10
125	1997	Mrityudand	Chandravati	57
126	2000	Gaja Gamini	Premchand's Nirmala	67
127	2002	Devi Ahilya Bai		0
128	2007	Om Shanti Om	Self	71
129	2007	Dus Kahaniyaan		43
130	2011	Love Breakups Zindagi	Naina's Mother	64
131	2013	The Reluctant Fundamentalist	Ammi	66
132	2015	Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema	Self	52
133	2017	Sonata	Dolon	0
134	2017	The Black Prince	Rani Jindan	49
135	2018	Kaifinama		0
136	2020	Kaali Khuhi	Satya Maasi	45
137	2021	Sheer Qorma	Ammi	0
138	2023	What's Love Got to Do with It?	Aisha Khan	60
139	2023	Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	Jamini Chatterji	62
140		Masoom: The New Generation		0
141	2025	Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	The Discovery of India	Rangamma	98
2	2004	Koffee with Karan	Self	57
3	2015	Capital	Mrs. Kamal	71
4	2018	Next of Kin	Mrs. Shirani	64
5	2021	The Empire	Aisan Daulat Begum	53
6	2022	Halo	Margaret Parangosky	83
7	2024	Angry Young Men	Self	80
8	2025	Dabba Cartel		0