Shabana Azmi
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 Shabana Azmi facts

• The daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi, she is the alumna of Film and Television Institute of India of Pune
• Azmi made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of Parallel Cinema, a Bengali new-wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism and received government patronage during the times
• Regarded as one of the finest actresses in India, Azmi's performances in films in a variety of genres have generally earned her praise and awards, which include a record of five wins of the National Film Award for Best Actress and several international honours
• She has also received five Filmfare Awards, and was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India
• In 1988, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country
• Azmi has appeared in over 120 Hindi and Bengali films in both mainstream and independent cinema, and since 1988 she has acted in several foreign projects
• Numerous of her films have been cited as a form of progressivism which portrays Indian society, its customs and traditions
• In addition to acting, Azmi is a social and women's rights activist
• She is the wife of poet and screenwriter Javed Akhtar
• She is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) which seeks to spread contraception and abortion in India in order to limit that country's population