Famous Bollywood actress, Shabana Azmi is an actress, who always likes to watch out for challenges. The one who achieved many national, international and other awards for her acting capabilities. What else might an actress possibly achieve? So does anyone have a question about her success and the status of “The best realistic versatile actress”.
Indian actress Shabana Azmi got her major break from Ankur in 1973 after FTII training and won National Award for the movie. After this she gave many unforgettable performances in the films like Arth, Paar , Khandhar & Mandi etc. Her forte of excellent characterizations and going deep into her role make her distinctive among others. She never felt hesitation on working and spending time on her role. When Shabana Azmi played the role of a prostitute, she talked with the women of red light area which showed her professional approach towards the character. She always respected the word feminine, and beautifully portrayed the feelings and expressions of woman of every sect by her roles. A very famous incident was when during shooting Shabana Azmi refused to pick the shoes of her co-star playing the role of her husband. This made the filmmakers realize that she is not an ordinary actress and has something different in her. Shabana Azmi’s husband Javed Akhtar (Another icon) is the strength of her. That’s why now she is an outstanding actress, an activist and human rights social worker.
Lets have a quick look into the top 10 best Bollywood movies of Shabana Azmi:
- # 10 … Mandi
- # 9 … Fire
- # 8 …Libaas
- # 7 …Bhavna
- # 6 …Swami
- # 5 …Ankur
- # 4 …Paar
- # 3 …God mother
- # 2 … Khandhar
- # 1 … Arth
Shabana Azmi is the institution in herself and many actors learned from her like Nandita Das and Samita Patil. Shabana Azmi also gave many hit commercial movies like Parvarish, Amer Akbar Anthony and joined international productions City of Joy, Son of Pink Panther, Madame Sousatzka and Waiting room etc.









