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Acting

Shabana Azmi

Career: Active from 1974 to 2026, busiest in 1977 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles: 101
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: Neerja
88/100

Characters

3

The characters Shabana Azmi played, best-known titles first.

Shabana Azmi as Margaret Parangosky

Shabana Azmi as Aisan Daulat Begum

Shabana Azmi as Mrs Kamal

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Shabana Azmi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Scare
1.4, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.5, average 2.5
Adrenaline
3.9, average 4.8
Pop Culture
1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 14
Social Commentary 9
Indian Cinema 6
Family Drama 6
Political Intrigue 5
Emotional Turmoil 4
Melodrama 4
Historical Drama 4
Hindi Cinema 4
Cultural Clash 3
Bollywood Drama 3
Social Justice 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

as Pammi Bothra

2020s

10 titles · average score 60

Awarapan 2

55

as Nafisa Nawaz

Batwara 1947

55

as Mai

Dabba Cartel

67

TV show · as Sheila

What's Love Got to Do with It?

68

as Aisha Khan

Ghoomer

77

as Anina's Grandmother

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

76

as Jamini Chatterji

Halo

68

TV show · as Margaret Parangosky

The Empire

51

TV show · as Aisan Daulat Begum

Sheer Qorma

33

as Ammi

Kaali Khuhi

51

as Satya Maasi

2010s

15 titles · average score 57

Aunty Ji

as Parvin

Signature Move

73

as Parveen

The Black Prince

38

as Rani Jindan

The Wishing Tree

as The Gypsy Woman

Neerja

88

as Rama Bhanot

Chalk N Duster

66

as Vidya Sawant

Capital

69

TV show · as Mrs. Kamal

A Decent Arrangement

44

as Preeti

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

60

as Ammi

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

45

as Chaudhari Devi

Midnight's Children

50

as Naseem

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

34

as Mrs. Sethi

2000s

12 titles · average score 60

Sorry Bhai

50

as Gayatri

Loins of Punjab Presents

62

as Rrita Kapoor

Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.

55

as Naheed

Umrao Jaan

67

as Khanum Jaan

15 Park Avenue

71

as Prof. Anjali "Anu" Mathur

Banglatown Banquet

as Sofia

Morning Raga

71

as Swarnalata

Tehzeeb

47

as Rukhsana Jamal

Makdee

70

as Makdee

Daughters of This Century

as Kadambini

Hari-Bhari

as Ghazala

Gaja Gamini

47

as Premchand's Nirmala

1990s

16 titles · average score 63

Side Streets

61

as Mrs. Chandra Bipin Raj

Fire

67

as Radha

Mrityudand

68

as Chandravati

Saaz

as Bansidhar (Bansi) Vrundavan

In Custody

63

as Imtiaz Begum

Son of the Pink Panther

27

as Queen

Immaculate Conception

59

as Samira

City of Joy

61

as Kamla H. Pal

Inner voice

as Ragini

Jhoothi Shaan

as Krishna

Dharavi

73

as Kumud

Death of a Doctor

73

as Seema

1980s

43 titles · average score 71

Main Azaad Hoon

68

as Subhashini Saigal

Madame Sousatzka

72

as Sushila Sen

The Bengali Night

59

as Indira Sen

Khamosh

74

as Shabana Azmi

Nasihat

as Sunita

The Crossing

70

as Rama

Masoom

80

as Indu D. Malhotra

Mandi

75

as Rukmini Bai

Arth

73

as Pooja

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

63

as Stella

Sparsh

76

as Kavita Prasad

Hum Paanch

65

as Sundariya

1970s

25 titles · average score 74

Lahu Ke Do Rang

as Roma

Junoon

73

as Firdaus (Javed's wife)

Kissaa Kursee Kaa

as Janata

Khel Khilari Ka

as Rachna

Parvarish

68

as Shabu

The Chess Players

84

as Khurshid

Amar Akbar Anthony

75

as Laxmi

Karm

as Neelam Kumar

Swami

54

as Saudamini

Fakira

as Neeta / Geeta

Nishant

73

as Sushila

Ankur

88

as Laxmi