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For Father’s Day Shabana Azmi Remembers Her Great Father Poet-Writer-thinker Kaifi Azmi

“I want to share an incident with you about Abba.  The last time he ever got out of bed was… Read More

20th June 2021

My Mother, Shukat: Shabana Azmi

Remembering her mother the formidable actress-activist Shaukat  Azmi  who was a  matriarch to all she  loved , Shabana says, “She was remarkable… Read More

9th May 2021

On Ambedkar Jayanti 5 Finest Films On Inequality & The ‘ Great’ Indian Caste System

1.     Sujata(1959): Inspired  directly by  Dr Ambedkar’s  treatise on  the abolishment  of the caste  system Sujata is a haunting ever-renewable ever-relevant meditation on blood… Read More

14th April 2021

That Wasn’t Shabana’s Fan In The Picture, That Was Her House Help

 On  Friday  the  internet was  brimming with  bonhomie when they saw Shabana Azmi and her husband Javed Akhtar wearing  what was  described as clothes given to them  by… Read More

22nd March 2021

Janhvi Kapoor: “I Was Upset With The Way My Security Handled The Fan”

The relationship between  a fan and a star is very sacred. I still remember how kind   Shabana Azmi  was to… Read More

9th March 2021

Neglected Heroine Oriented Films

  Right. So we  all know  about the great women’s pictures  from Mother India to Arth  to  Pink. But there are some … Read More

8th March 2021

Has The Status Of Women In Society & Cinema Changed? Bollywood’s Women Speak

Shabana Azmi:  “India is  country that lives in several centuries  simultaneously. And  so it is  with the  position of women in… Read More

8th March 2021

OTT Clash On Women’s Day

There are  two big ladies’ specials  lined  for streaming this Women’s Day.So which one  will you watch  first, Netflix’s Bombay Begums or… Read More

6th March 2021

Shabana Azmi (Who Can’t Cook To Save Her Life) Plays A Chef In Vikas Khanna’s Next

It’s been kept totally  under wraps . But here is something  from one of  India’s greatest actresses  to bring cheer … Read More

9th February 2021

Shabana Azmi Denies Claims Of Involvment With Arth Remake

  That Mahesh Bhatt’s Arth is being remade  with Tamil actress Revathi stepping  into the director’s   seat, is  well-known  by now. The  film’s producer  Sharat Chandra recently spoke… Read More

27th January 2021

Shabana Azmi And Shekhar Kapur Reunite After 38 Years

The  great Shabana Azmi was  the leading lady in  Shekhar Kapur’s first directorial Masoom in 1983. In spite of their  terrific personal and professional rapport they never… Read More

18th January 2021

Dear Javed Saab, I Wish You The Best In Life

My Sunday morning started with a call to one of my most favourite people  in the entertainment industry.Javed Saab turned  a… Read More

18th January 2021

In Spite Of Flight Ban, Shabana Azmi Flies Off To London For A Shoot

London , in case you haven’t noticed, is  under lockdownagain after the upsurge  of a  new strain of the Covid.Flights between India … Read More

4th January 2021

Who Will Make The Smita Patil Bio-pic?

 There have  been numerous  attempts to make the  authoritative bio-pic on   the late Smita Patil who died  at  the  age  of 31… Read More

14th December 2020

“Everything Just Fell Into Place,” Baba Azmi Wins Big In Dublin

One of India’s  most accomplished cinematographers  Baba Azmi’s directorial  debut  MeeRaqsam about  a sprightly  young Muslim  girl’s determination to  learn  Bharat Natyam has  won  for Baba the Best Debut… Read More

23rd November 2020

Shabana Azmi On Soumitra Chatterjee

 Shabana Azmi is  currently  in Budapest shooting for Steven Spielberg’s webseries. She was filled with a  sense of unreality when  news  of  Soumitra Chatterjee’s death… Read More

18th November 2020