Shabana Azmi

Actor

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

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…

Filmography (153)

Awarapan 2 (2026)
Nafisa
Batwara 1947 (2026)
Mai
Bun Tikki
Bun Tikki (2025)
Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen (2025)
Ghoomer (2023)
Anina's Grandmother
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)
Jamini Chatterji
Good Morning Sunshine (2023)
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
Aisha Khan
The Master: Shyam Benegal
The Master: Shyam Benegal (2022)
Herself
Sheer Qorma (2021)
Ammi
Kaali Khuhi (2020)
Satya Maasi
Letter From Your Far-Off Country (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Aunty Ji (2018)
Parvin
Kaifinama (2018)
The Black Prince (2017)
Rani Jindan
The Wishing Tree (2017)
The Gypsy Woman
Sonata (2017)
Dolon
Signature Move (2017)
Parveen
Neerja (2016)
Rama Bhanot
Chalk N Duster (2016)
Vidya Sawant
Jazbaa (2015)
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema (2015)
Self
A Decent Arrangement (2014)
Preeti
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
Ammi
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013)
Chaudhari Devi
Midnight's Children (2012)
Naseem
Celluloid Man (2012)
Self
Love Breakups Zindagi (2011)
Naina's Mother
It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
Mrs. Sethi
Luck by Chance (2009)
Self