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.
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.
Shaban Azmi features in Sheer Qorma, an upcoming love story between two queer women, played by Swara Bhasker and Divya Dutta
The trailer of Divya Dutta, Swara Bhasker starrer Sheer Qorma showcasing their same-sex love will leave you wanting for more.
Noted actor Shabana Azmi, who was injured in an accident last month, on Saturday said that she is back home now and thanked her fans for praying for her speedy recovery.
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi got injured when her car rammed into a truck on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on January 18.
Shabana Azmi was injured in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday afternoon. While she suffered a head injury and sustained minor injuries to her backbone, Javed Akhtar escaped with a minor injury.
Shabana Azmi was injured when her car rammed into a truck on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday. Shewas first rushed to MGM Hospital in Navi Mumbai and later shifted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri in Mumbai.
Shabana Azmi met with an accident and was seriously injured. She was rushed to the MGM-MCH at Kamothe. Shabana Azmi underwent the initial tests and treatment to ascertain the extent of her injuries, and then shifted to the multi-speciality KDAH in Mumbai.
Ever since the news of Shabana Azmi's car accident spread like wildfire, fans and Bollywood celebrities have been praying for her speedy recovery. And now, reports have it that Shabana Azmi is stable and has been kept under observation in the hospital
Actress Shabana Azmi was rushed to MGM Hospital in Navi Mumbai after her car accident that happened on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. An FIR has been registered against her driver for rash driving.
Shabana Azmi is stable now. Anil Kapoor along with wife Sunita Kapoor was spotted arriving at Kokilaben Hospital.
Shabana Azmi's car rammed into a truck at Bombay-Pune Highway. Twitter is flooded with prayers for the speedy recovery of the veteran actress.
Shabana Azmi was shifted to Kokilaben Hospital from MGM Hospital Panvel. The veteran actress is stable now. She has been kept under observation.
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