Shabana Azmi Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Shabana Kaifi Azmi
Nickname	Coco
Profession(s)	Actress, Social Activist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in Feet Inches- 5' 6"
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 September 1950 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023)	73 Years
Birth Place	Hyderabad, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
School	Queen Mary School, Mumbai
College	St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Degree in Psychology
Debut	Film- Ankur (1974)
Family	Father- Late Kaifi Azmi (Poet) Mother- Shaukat Azmi (Stage Actress) Sister- N/A Brother- Baba Azmi (Cinematographer)
Religion	Islam
Address	702, Sagar Samrat, Greenfields, Juhu, Mumbai, India
Hobbies	Travelling, Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Reading
Controversies	• Her shaved head and kissing scene with Nandita Das in the movie Fire. • Kissed on cheek by Nelson Mandela on his visit to India in 1993 arised controversy. • Had a social networking war with the makers of I Don’t Luv You because of the words of song Ishq ki maa ki. • Critized remarks by Naseeruddin Shah after he called Farhan Akhtar's performance 'fake' in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Hyderabadi Biryani
Favourite Actor(s)	Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Dev Anand
Favourite Actresses	Madhubala, Nargis
Favourite Film	Mughal-e-Azam
Favourite Colour(s)	Red, Blue, Black
Favourite Destination	New York and London
Favourite Book	Chokher Bali
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Shekhar Kapur (Filmmaker) Javed Akhtar (Writer)
Husband/Spouse	Javed Akhtar (m. 1984-present)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shabana Azmi

Does Shabana Azmi smoke?: No

Does Shabana Azmi drink alcohol?: No

She acted in more than 100 films and has won 5 National Award and 4 Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Bollywood actresses Tabu and Farah Naaz are her nieces.

She has been an pro-active socialist and supported slum dwellers, displaced Kashmiri Pandit migrants and victims of the earthquake at Latur, Maharashtra.

She did a 4 day long march for communal harmony from New Delhi to Meerut in 1989.

She was privileged with the Honorary Doctorate in Art by Chancellor of the University Brandan Foster by the Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire.

On 28 January 2024, she won the Best Supporting Actress award for the film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ at the 69th Filmfare Awards, which was held at the GIFT City in Gujarat.