Facts
- Shabana Azmi made her acting debut in Ankur in 1974.
- She received the National Film Award for Best Actress five times.
- Her father Kaifi Azmi was one of India's most celebrated Urdu poets.
- Her mother Shaukat Kaifi was a prominent theatre personality.
- She studied psychology before entering professional acting.
- She trained at the Film and Television Institute of India.
- She married writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar in 1984.
- Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar are her stepchildren.
- She has been actively involved in social activism, particularly women's and housing-related causes.
- She has appeared in several internationally acclaimed films and productions.
- She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha and served as a Member of Parliament.
- She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988 for her contribution to Indian cinema.
