Shabana Azmi
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 73 |
Web site | www.twitter.com |
Date of birth | September 18,1950 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Hyderabad |
India | |
Spouse | Javed Akhtar |
Parents | Kaifi Azmi |
Shaukat Kaifi | |
Height | 168 (cm) |
Job | Actor |
Politician | |
Playback singer | |
Activist | |
Education | St. Xaviers College |
Film and Television Institute of India | |
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) | |
Queen Mary School | |
Official site | twitter.com |
Siblings | Baba Azmi |
Songs | SongsAawargi HamariYeh Nazdeekiyan · 1982 Jingle BodmasChalk n Duster · 2016 Kaise Din Jeevan Mein AayeApne Paraye · 1980 View 5+ more |
List | Aawargi HamariYeh Nazdeekiyan · 1982 |
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ID | 435899 |
Masoom
Neerja
Makdee
Anokha Bandhan
Fakira
Amar Akbar Anthony
Ankur
Avtaar
Sparsh
Sorry Bhai!
Parvarish
Jazbaa
Karm
Swami
Godmother
Chalk n Duster
Mandi
Bhavna
Umrao Jaan
Khel Khilari Ka
Rakhwala
Ek Baar Kaho
Morning Raga
The Black Prince
Amar Deep
Nishant
Raaste Pyar Ke
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Sweekar Kiya Maine
Thodisi Bewafaii
The Bengali Night
Khandhar
Ek Hi Bhool
Son of the Pink Panther
Ishk Ishk Ishk
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Paar
Dus Kahaniyaan
Adharm
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
City of Joy
Ek Din Achanak
Swarg Narak
Love Breakups Zindagi
Gaja Gamini
Main Azaad Hoon
Ek Doctor Ki Maut
Mardon Wali Baat
Shatranj Ke Khilari
Arth
The Empire
Padma Shri
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
National Film Award for Best Actress
Padma Bhushan
Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress
Zee Cine Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award
CIFF International Feature Competition - Silver Hugo Best Actress
Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress
Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama)
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Shabana Azmi Life story
Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Her career in the Hindi film industry has spanned over 160 films, mostly within independent and neorealist parallel cinema, though her work extended to mainstream films as well as a number of international projects.
Same-sex hearing: The lesbian activist seeking marriage equality in India
... Starring renowned actors Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, the film was one of the first in Bollywood to portray a lesbian relationship, and sparked huge protests...
Oo Antava: Why a song calling out men is under fire for sleaze
... " When you see fragmented bits of a woman s body—heaving bosom, swinging navel, shaking hip—you are robbing her of autonomy, " actor Shabana Azmi in 2018, adding that most times, the women who appeared in them were " surrendering to the male gaze"...
Same-sex hearing: The lesbian activist seeking marriage equality in India
By Umang PoddarBBC News, Delhi
With India 's Supreme Court due to rule on legalising same-sex marriages in The Coming days, Maya Sharma is waiting with trepidation for The Verdict .
An LGBTQ+ activist, the 73-year-old lives with her female partner in the Western City of Vadodara.
She is among the 21 petitioners, including same-sex couples, trans people and organisations, who are seeking marriage equality. Her plea, filed along with nine others, also wants The Right for LGBTQ+ people to choose their families, even outside of marriage.
Ms Sharma doesn't want marriage for herself - in fact, She " despises the concept" and walked out of a heterosexual marriage three decades ago. " The term marriage comes with a lot of associations, " She says, preferring to call her relationship a " partnership".
But The Verdict , She told The Bbc , could play an important role in highlighting the and give them a chance to " choose" their families on their own terms, along with allowing them to marry.
" Hopefully after the petition, people would also start thinking of a more equitable institution than marriage. "
Ms Sharma was in school when She first discovered her attraction for women and shared " deep and intimate friendships" with some of them. But " The World was too heterosexual" at The Time to accept a lesbian relationship, She Said .
This changed when She moved to Delhi in the 1960s after college and began working for a women's rights collective. There, She encountered several women who were either stuck in abusive marriages or were secretly in love with other women. The experiences " reminded her of her own desires".
At that time, lesbian relationships were still a taboo and considered highly unusual in India - They still are. Ms Sharma said there were ripples of change every now And Then : for instance, in 1988, two policewomen made headlines after They married each other. A few lesbian couples also entered into " partnership agreements" or informal contracts, vowing to stay together.
But the community continued to face backlash. Even The Female constables, Ms Sharma pointed out, were eventually suspended from their services without any notice or explanation.
One of The First pivotal moments, She Said , came in 1991 when non-profit Aids Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan released a 70-page report, which is widely believed to be The First document on gay rights in India , to counter stigma around same-sex relationships.
Titled Less Than Gay, and popularly known as " the pink book" the document made a list of demands, including decriminalisation of gay sex, marriage equality and certain civil and sexual rights for trans people.
The pink book did not get much public support but it did give Ms Sharma courage in her own life to end her marriage of 16 years.
She Said it was not her sexuality, which She was still coming to terms with, that drove her to make the decision but the fact that She could " not digest how unequal and oppressive marriage was".
" So I packed a small suitcase and left without informing my husband. "
A few years later, when She fell in love with A Woman , She found herself wishing Once Again that " The World was different" and more accepting of same-sex relationships.
" It is one thing to know yourself. But when you Fall In love, then it is one Step Forward , " She Said .
She continued to wrestle with her feelings until 1998, when The Film Fire released in India .
Starring renowned actors Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das , The Film was one of The First in Bollywood to portray a lesbian relationship, and sparked huge protests. Political Parties vandalised theatres and those who went to watch The Film were attacked by protesters.
The backlash sparked counter-protests from LGBTQ+ groups. Ms Sharma made a poster, which said " Indian and Lesbian" and stood in front of The Iconic Regal Cinema in Delhi along with others.
She was initially scared that people would recognise her, but was later emboldened by the impact the protests had on the country.
" For the First Time , The Word lesbian was making newspaper headlines. Slowly, my fear was not Mine Alone . We had reached a point where we could say, 'Yes, we exist, what can you do about it'. "
However, her activism had Repercussions - She had to quit Her Job at a trade union after it accused her of " spoiling their image".
She moved to Vadodara and joined another grassroots organisation working On Women , lesbian, bisexual and trans people's rights.
Ms Sharma believes that court battles have played an important role in expanding the rights of LGBTQ+ people and " what went behind The Battle has often mattered More Than The Final outcome".
For instance, before the Supreme Court decriminalised gay sex in 2018, She says the LGBTQ+ community had been " scattered and divided". This Was a rare moment when the entire community " came together with an understanding".
Other judgements along The Way also helped The Movement . In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised Transgender People as a Third Gender in a landmark ruling, granting certain rights to them and giving them The Power to " advocate with the government".
Ms Sharma says if the Supreme Court legalises same-sex marriage, it would spark further change. But no matter what The Judgement , The Movement will still have more work to do, She adds.
" The Quest for law is on one side and societal change is on The Other . But it is a beautiful thought that the two could ever meet. "
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