Author: Satish Sundaresan
This was an extremely complex film which was liked and loved by many alike. The way in which Shabana Azmi portrayed the role was totally exemplary. The film got Shabana Azmi her National Film Award for Best Actress.
The film starred Shabana Azmi along with a host of exemplary actors like Rohini Hattangadi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil and Raj Kiran. The film is considered to be one of Shabana Azmi’s career best performance.
Can there ever be a film made on this topic? The unique relationship shared by Jugal Hansraj and Shabana Azmi till date makes everyone’s eyes moist.
It’s a film where Shabana Azmi played the role of an aging Rukmini Bai. Guess what! This film eventually went onto become the Hindi Film with the highest number of Filmfare Award winners!
This was one film which was way ahead of time. Since the film was released at a time when there was no social media and exposure to lots of other things, the film went onto become a controversial
This film, again, counts amongst one of Shabana Azmi’s all-time best film. Directed by Vinay Shukla, the film also starred Milind Gunaji, Nirmal Pandey and Govind Namdev in all important roles.
This 1984 released film wasdirected by Goutam Ghose and produced by Swapan Sarkar. The film, which starred Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah won the latter a Volpi Cup for his role as Naurangia. Besides the stellar duo, the film also starred the legendary Om Puri.
This film, which was directed by the late Satyajit Ray, was set against the backdrop of the extremely famous Indian Rebellion of 1857. The film finds itself in one of the timelessly evergreen films of Bollywood.
There just cannot be any film that can be made as sensitively and seamlessly as Sparsh, which was directed by Sai Paranjpye. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi in one of the most challenging roles of their career.