Shabana Azmi Biography

Shabana Azmi (Hindi: शबाना आज़मी, Urdu: شبانه عظمي) (born 18 September 1950 in New Delhi, India) is one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema. She is a film actress as well as a social activist, and her performances in films in a variety of genres have generally earned her praises and awards including five wins of National Film Award for Best Actress. She is married to Indian poet Javed Akhtar.

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