Shabana Azmi had a relationship with her sister-in-law! Took this big step on the advice of husband Javed Akhtar

Recently, veteran actress Shabana Azmi completed 50 years in Indian cinema this year. Shabana Azmi, who has shown her acting skills in art and commercial films, has played all types of roles in her career. Even today she is counted among the best actresses of the cinema world. Her pairing with Rajesh Khanna was a hit and she had no equal in women-oriented films too. See the list of his best films.

Has been honored with these awards

After Ankur, Shabana Azmi never looked back. She became the face of art films. After art, he also worked in commercial films and earned name. He has worked in more than 160 films in a career spanning 60 years. Shabana has won 5 National Awards for her excellent acting. She has also been honored with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

Worked in this controversial film

Fire, produced and directed by Deepa Mehta, is one of the most controversial films of 1996. Shabana Azmi played the lead role with Nandita Das. The story of the film is based on homosexuality. The film shows how the sister-in-law (Shabana) grows closer to her sister-in-law (Nandita). The actress told that after reading the script of the film, she was hesitant in taking this film. He was very much afraid that it might affect his work. However, she decided to move ahead with the support of her husband Javed Akhtar and step-daughter Zoya Akhtar.

The actress shared Experience

“I have to tell you that when I was told about it, I loved the script. But, I was working in the slums and I thought it would be used very much against me, because as it happens, The women I was working with thought I was a bad influence on them, asking them to take their own decisions and saying things like that,” she said. “My entire family was in support. Came forward. Javed said, 'Look, it is not that you will not get bricks and stones from this. But, if you think you can defend it, if you think it won't happen.” Zoya was very young, I think she was not even 18 years old. I didn't know what to do. She Asked, 'Do you like the script or not?' I said, 'I like the script very much.' He said, 'Then?' So I said, 'But this is a topic.' He said, 'So?' At the age of 18, she said this! So I thought, see how the youth think and how we think, “said Shabana, “I felt that this should be done in a sensitive manner.” “

Expressed desire to release these films again

Shabana also expressed her wish that her films Arth (1982), Masoom (1983), Mandi (1983) and Makdi (2002) be re-released. About his journey to becoming politically aware, he said, “I think at one point my father must have been disappointed when he saw that I had no interest in politics. I was not even interested in reading newspapers and he Never pushed me.

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