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Shabana Azmi was born on 18 September 1950 in Hyderabad, her father late Kaifi Azmi was a poet and his mother Shaukat Azmi worked in theatre and films.
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She holds a degree in Psychology from St. Xavier’s College, along with this she did an acting course and entered Bollywood.
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Shabana Azmi made her Bollywood debut with the 1974 film ‘Ankur.’ The actress has worked in more than 100 films till now.
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She has won the National Awards 5 times including the National Award for Best Actress for her debut film ‘Ankur.’
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The actress was also honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award and Filmfare Award, IIFA Award and Zee Cine Award.
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The actress married Javed Akhtar in 1984, she was her second wife. Before getting married to Javed, she was engaged to Benjamin Gilani in the late 1970s but it was called off.
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Bollywood actresses Farah Naaz and Tabu are her nieces and Tanvi Azmi is her sister-in-law.
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She has also worked as a social activist, active in supporting child survival and fighting AIDS and injustice in real life.
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