Shabana Azmi Age, Wiki and Bio

Shabana Azmi

Quick Info

ProfessionActress, Social Activist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth18/09/1950
Age74 years
BirthplaceHyderabad, India
Zodiac signVirgo
HometownMumbai, India

Bio/Wiki

Full NameShabana Kaifi Azmi
NicknameCoco
DebutAnkur (1974)

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm (1.68 m or 5' 6")
Weight65 kg (143 lbs)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolQueen Mary School, Mumbai
CollegeSt. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
DegreeDegree in Psychology

Personal Life

ReligionIslam
Address702, Sagar Samrat, Greenfields, Juhu, Mumbai, India
Hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Listening to Music
  • Watching Movies
  • Reading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Boyfriends
  • Shekhar Kapur (Filmmaker)
  • Javed Akhtar (Writer)
Husband/SpouseJaved Akhtar (m. 1984-present)

Family

FatherLate Kaifi Azmi (Poet)
MotherShaukat Azmi (Stage Actress)
Siblings
BrotherBaba Azmi (Cinematographer)
SisterN/A

Favourites

FoodHyderabadi Biryani
Actors
  • Shashi Kapoor
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Dev Anand
Actresses
  • Madhubala
  • Nargis
FilmMughal-e-Azam
Colours
  • Red
  • Blue
  • Black
Destination
  • New York
  • London
BookChokher Bali

Some Lesser Known Facts

Shabana Azmi does not smoke.
Shabana Azmi does not drink alcohol.
She has acted in over 100 films and won 5 National Awards and 4 Filmfare Awards for Best Actress.
Tabu and Farah Naaz are her nieces and actresses in Bollywood.
She actively supports various causes such as slum dwellers, displaced Kashmiri Pandit migrants, and Latur earthquake victims.
In 1989, she participated in a 4-day long march for communal harmony from New Delhi to Meerut.
She received an Honorary Doctorate in Art from Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire.
At the 69th Filmfare Awards in GIFT City, Gujarat, on January 28, 2024, she won the Best Supporting Actress award for 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.'