Shabana Azmi is much acclaimed for her roles in over 160 Hindi films.
She is also the recipient of Padma Shri in 1998 and the Padma Bhushan in 2012.
She is the daughter of acclaimed poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi.
Her mother Shaukat Azmi was also a popular theatre and film actress.
Shabana Azmi is married to poet and songwriter Javed Akhtar.
She revealed that she fell in love with Javed when he was already married to his first wife.
After Javed Akhtar separated from his first wife Honey Irani, he married Shabana Azmi in 1984.
Javed Akhtar has two children from his first marriage – Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.
Shabana Azmi has shared that over the years, she has formed a close with both Farhan and Zoya.
Bollywood stars Tabu and Farah Naaz are Shabana's nieces while actress Tanvi Azmi is her sister-in-law.