Shabana Azmi

Acting

Shabana Azmi

Born September 18, 1950 · New Delhi, India (age 75)

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 a…

Known For

Awarapan 2
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Awarapan 2 · 2026
Awarapan 2
2026
MovieActionDrama
Shivam returns to the crime world, where his path forward demands redemption, love, and sacrifice. As relationships deepen and conflicts intensify, every choice tests his resolve and shapes his destiny.
Batwara 1947
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Batwara 1947 · 2026
Batwara 1947
6.02026
MovieActionDrama
The story of an elderly Hindu woman who refuses to leave her ancestral home in Lahore, only to have a Muslim refugee family from Lucknow allotted to her house following the events of the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.
Son of the Pink PantherSon of the Pink Panther · 1993
Son of the Pink Panther
4.61993
MovieComedyCrime
The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.
The Reluctant FundamentalistThe Reluctant Fundamentalist · 2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
6.62013
MovieThriller
In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
What's Love Got to Do with It?What's Love Got to Do with It? · 2023
What's Love Got to Do with It?
6.12023
MovieRomanceComedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem KahaaniRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani · 2023
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
6.22023
MovieComedyDrama
Gym-freak brat Rocky falls in love with Rani, who comes from a well-educated Bengali family. Being from polar opposite worlds, the two decide to switch their families to adjust to each other's cultures and backgrounds and to know if their marriage will survive. Rocky and Rani are trapped in a world where they are united by love but divided by families and the ultimate question is will they fit in?
City of JoyCity of Joy · 1992
City of Joy
6.61992
MovieDrama
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
Midnight's ChildrenMidnight's Children · 2012
Midnight's Children
5.52012
MovieDrama
The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.

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