3 consecutive National Awards, 5 in total; a look at Shabana Azmi's filmography | Birthday Special

Ankur This film was released in the year 1974. This film was made by Shyam Benegal. Shabana won her first National Award for Ankur

Shatranj Ke Khiladi This film was released in the year 1977. In this film, Shabana played the character of Chidchidi Begum. This film was made by Satyajit Ray.

Arth In the year 1982, Shabana Azmi played the character of a woman hurt by her unfaithful husband. Smita Patil was also with her in this film. She won her second National Award for this film.

Kandahar Shabana Azmi won her third National Award for the 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mrinal Sen, based on Premendra Mitra's Bengali short story Telenapota Abishkar.

Paar Azmi marked a still unachievable feat by winning her third consecutive and fourth overall National Award for the 1984 film Paar, directed by Goutam Ghose and produced by Swapan Sarkar.

Fire This film was made in the year 1996. Shabana Azmi played the role of a lesbian woman in this film, way ahead of her time.

Godmother This film, which was released in 1999, was a real-life story. The actress was seen playing the role of Santokben Jadeja in this film. Azmi won her fifth National Award for this film

Makdi No one can forget 'Makdi', one of the most talked about films of 2002. In this film, the actress played the role of a woman who preys on children.

Morning Raga Shabana played the role of a singer in this film, which was released in the year 2004. The music of this film was also much talked about.