Lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar and his actor-wife Shabana Azmi are the latest names to feature in the list of significant personalities Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met during her ongoing five-day visit to the national capital.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a visit to the national capital, met lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar and actor Shabana Azmi on Thursday.
Dilip Kumar died on Wednesday following prolonged illness at a city hospital. "With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab a few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return," said the thespian's longtime aide Faisal Farooqui in a tweet.
Shabana Azmi has said that she was a victim of an online scam and the alcohol delivery platform she had mentioned in her Twitter post was not involved in the fraud.
Shabana Azmi accused an alcohol delivery platform of allegedly duping her. In a Twitter post, the 70-year-old actor claimed that she was conned by Living Liquidz after she placed an order at the platform but didn't receive it.
In the photo, Azmi is seen seated on a couch along with the celebrated filmmaker Satyajit Ray, as they engross in a deep conversation. The 'Amar Akbar Anthony' star's husband and lyricist is also seen in the frame seated on the couch next to Ray.
The charm of veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor made everyone swoon over him. The youngest brother of the famous Kapoor brothers of Bollywood was born to Balbir Raj Kapoor on 18 March 1938. On the occasion of his birth anniversary former actress and wife of businessman Anil Ambani, Tina Ambani and veteran actress Shabana Azmi remembered the legendry actor.
Bollywood's veteran actress Shabana Azmi on Tuesday treated her fans with an 'iconic' throwback picture. The actress shared a rare picture featuring Bollywood stars Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Rakhee Gulzar, late actors Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan all together sharing a single frame.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passed away at the age of 71 on Wednesday in a hospital in Gurugram. Several Bollywood actors including Shabana Azmi, Urmila Matondkar and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar took to social media to condole the demise of the veteran leader and paid their respects.
Actress Shabana Azmi wonders why society is stuck with definite ideas about masculinity, from telling boys not to play with dolls to telling them not to cry.
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi says she is an optimist by nature and believes art can nurture a "climate of sensitivity" which in turn can spur societal change.
Mee Raqsam features Danish Husain with Aditi Subedi, Sudeepta Singh, Rakesh Chaturvedi Om, Kaustubh Shukla, Juhaina Ahsan and Shivangi Gautam, and has Naseeruddin Shah in a special role. The film released on Zee5 in August.
Shabana Azmi said her father was one of the torchbearers of the composite culture of India, and an upcoming film featuring Naseeruddin Shah celebrates the spirit. The film "Mee Raqsam" is directed by Shabana's brother, ace cinematographer Baba Azmi, and is set to release on August 21.
A Twitter user uploaded a screenshot of an apparent Whatsapp chat on Tuesday, claiming that Javed Akhtar's name was merely "proposed" for the award which he mistook as an announcement. Quoting that tweet, Shabana Azmi said the 75-year-old writer had received an email from Dawkins himself, announcing the honour.
Bollywood writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar has won the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award 2020. He is the first Indian to bag the award for critical thinking, advancing human progress and humanist values.
Bollywood celebrities such as Shabana Azmi, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, and Patralekhaa expressed condolence over the loss of lives in the air crash of a Pakistan International Airlines minutes before its landing in Karachi.
Shabana Azmi and her husband Javed Akhtar have been actively sharing videos and messages on social media, urging fans to obey rules of lockdown and maintain social distancing.
Bollywood celebrities Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Shilpa Shetty, and others showed their concern on the Indore incident where a group of doctors was attacked when they went to quarantine relatives and acquaintances of a COVID-19 patient.
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi took to Twitter to inform that she is on self-quarantine after returning from a European country.
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