Shabana Azmi News

Girish Karnad's Hindi play Bikhre Bimb will be staged in English as Broken Images .

India Gazette Wednesday 16th December, 2009 Mumbai, Dec 16 : Bollywood's who's who walked the ramp on Tuesday in the collection designed by aspiring fashion designing students, for the cause of girl child education.

This week, in a theatrical coup of sorts, Shabana Azmi returns to stage after an eon, in a play written by Girish Karnad and directed by Alyque Padamsee.

On November 11, it seemed as if all the stars from the Indian film industry -- the unique faces of the India's independent cinema, had descended upon New York City and the Paris Theatre.

NEW DELHI: From struggling to get Rs.10 lakh to giving away a cash prize of $150,000, the Mumbai Film Festival has come very far in the last 11 years, says Shabana Azmi, who is associated with the fest since its inception.

"I think stars are very important to reach out to the people. Along with that they are good actors as well.

Mumbai, Oct 21 : The 11th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival , beginning October 29 will screen 200 films from 56 countries.

Fashion weeks may be fast becoming overrated, but charity never goes out of style, or so believes Shabana Azmi, who is a veteran at leading a good cause.

Film star John Abraham, lyricist Javed Akhtar and his actress wife Shabana Azmi were among the early voters from the Bollywood fraternity who exercised their franchise for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Mumbai, Oct 5 : Noted actor and social activist Shabana Azmi along with popular Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra today launched a nationwide campaign for renewed commitment to ensure the survival of millions of newborns and children under age five.

Celebrities for a cause: Film actor Shabana Azmi, former Miss World Diana Hayden, social activist Amala and others lighting the lamp at an awareness programme on breast cancer on Sunday.

Panaji, Oct 2 : Renowned Goan filmmaker Laximikant Shetgaonkar was honoured by the Entertainment Society of Goa for his outstanding achievement in the field of Cinema by noted actress Shabana Azmi today.

Entrance. That's how I spent my Saturday evening in the heart of the cultural hub of Newtown, Johannesburg, at the Dance Factory which played host to one of the world's leading dance schools, Nrityagram Dance Academy.

Veteran Hindi film actress Shabana Azmi, who was here to inaugurate a painting exhibition, says that South Asians will have to work together without losing their diversity if they want a place in the global arena.

A visibly moved Shabana Azmi said about internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi artist Shahabuddin's works, "Words cannot adequately express the overwhelming emotions surfacing when I saw his works." The actress par excellence, who has earned considerable repute as a social activist throughout the sub-continent, was a vision of grace and ...

Regarded as the "Godmother" of the Indian film industry, Shabana Azmi has received every single award for acting in her country and a number of prestigious international awards that recognise her contributions to the social and cultural sectors.

Actor Shabana Azmi speaking at the 'Shared History -The Indian Experience in South Africa' festival in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

DHAKA: Legendary film personality and social worker Shabana Azmi arrives here tomorrow on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts.

"Speak, your lips are free. Speak, it is your own tongue. Speak, it is your own body.

Shabana Azmi-Nandita Das to come together for screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's mythic Booker -award winning 1981 novel 'Midnight's Children'. Kabul hai: Shabana SUBHASH K JHA Shabana Azmi has been invited to Kabul by the UN to be the main speaker at a summit on violence against women .