Tabu relationship with shabana azmi

Did Tabu -- who turns 45 on Friday -- shoot her career in the foot by playing mom to stars like Shahid Kapoor in Haider and Katrina Kaif in Fitoor? Not really, feels her illustrious aunt Shabana Azmi, who says Tabu’s career is impervious to dips and curves. Tabu is a favourite with filmmakers like Vishal Bhardwaj and Abhishek Kapoor. In a gender-biased film industry like Bollywood, while leading men may continue playing lover boys until they die (and Dev Anand is an embodiment of the patriarchal proclivities that eternally govern the casting rules of Bollywood), a leading lady seemingly loses her sheen once she gets married or hits 40, whichever happens first. Where does Tabu’s career go next? In the past few years, there has been a gradual shift in her positioning from leading lady to ‘character’ actress. In the Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho, she played Salman’s sister. Leading ladies in Bollywood don’t do that unless it’s a film like Josh where Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan played twins, but were anything but sibling-like in their conduct. Tabu, a National Award winning talent, also played mother to Shahid and Katrina in Haider and Fitoor respectively. In Drishyam, her only other release during the last two years, she was cast opposite Rajat Kapoor and not the film’s leading man Ajay Devgn. But these choices will have no bearing on her career, says Shabana. “Hits and flops will make no difference to Tabu’s career. She is a class apart and will always be the firs...

In an interview with the Filmfare in 2016, Shabana Azmi had burst the common bubble surrounded in public about her husband, Javed Akhtar, being so romantic in real life, credit to his heartmelting shayariand songs based on the concept of love. Addressing the same, Shabana recalled how girls approached her and asked her what it is like to be with a man who writes such romantic things. In her words, "Girls come up to me saying, 'You're married to a man who writes such romantic songs. How romantic must he be!' I say he doesn't have a single romantic bone in his body." Going further in her interview, when Shabana Azmi was asked to reveal the key to her and Javed Akhtar's happy married life. The legendary actress gave a hilarious answer, stating that the secret is quite simple and it is 'they never meet'. She had said, "(The secret is) that Javed and I never meet. So where's the question of fighting?" However, on a serious note, Shabana Azmi had stated that the biggest strength of their relationship is their friendship and added that her husband, Javed Akhtar, often says to her that even their marriage couldn't end their friendship. Explaining the same, Shabana had said, "It's based on mutual respect and friendship. Javed often says, 'Shabana is such a good friend of mine that even marriage couldn't destroy our friendship'. We're friends; we have the same world view. In many ways, he's like my father. In fact our backgrounds are so similar; I often say that we could have had an...

Tabu released the English translation of Shabana's mother Shaukat Azmi's biography "Kaifi & I". So far available to readers in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi and Japanese, the English translation by Nasreen Rehman was launched Tuesday evening. When asked to release the book, Tabu unhesitatingly said yes. Explains Shabana: “Tabu and my mom are very close. It was important to have the book released by someone who's familiar with the language and the cultural ethos of those times. There could be no better choice than Tabu.” When asked why the two of them had not done any movie together, Shabana replied: “It has to be something worth the while for both of us.” The book is on Shabana's father, the legendary poet-activist-lyricist Kaifi Azmi. About the book function, Shabana said: “It was lovely. Mum's admirers turned up in large numbers and she was in top form.” Talk is now on to turn "Kaifi & I" into a film. The book is already on stage, with Javed Akhtar and Shabana playing Kaifi and Shaukat Azmi.

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi, who turned 72 on September 18, celebrated her birthday with closest friends and family, including actors Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Also read: Farhan Akhtar says he's a fan of Shabana Azmi's dance; shares their pic from his wedding as he wishes her on birthday Shabana Azmi celebrated her birthday on September 18. While many celebs were spotted outside the birthday venue in Mumbai, and posed for paparazzi, Manish gave an inside peek at the celebrations. The designer not only posed for selfies with Dia and Fashion designer Manish Malhotra shared pictures from Shabana Azmi's birthday on Instagram Stories. In one of the photos he shared on Instagram Stories, dozens of coveted award trophies, including of the Filmfare Awards and National Film Awards, were showcased. The awards were lined up together on a table, in front of a wall filled with family photos, including some black-and-white childhood pictures of filmmakers Zoya and Earlier, on Sunday, Farhan had shared a photo of Shabana and himself as he wished her on her birthday. The photo was from his and Shabana’s latest project is What's Love Got To Do With It? The film, directed by

• • • • Javed Akhtar on his relationship with wife Shabana Azmi, ex-wife Honey Irani: 'Meri zindagi mein do auratein hain...' Javed Akhtar on his relationship with wife Shabana Azmi, ex-wife Honey Irani: ‘Meri zindagi mein do auratein hain…’ Javed Akhtar shared the secret to his successful marriage with Shabana Azmi in a new interview. Veteran writer Javed Akhtar, who is married to actor Shabana Azmi, recently spoke about what it takes to maintain a successful marriage between two equals. Javed, while in conversation with Arbaaz Khan for his new show on Bollywood Bubble, spoke about how marriage and divorce could not affect his relationships with Shabana and his ex-wife Honey Irani. Javed and Honey are parents to Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar. “ Meri zindagi mein do auratein hain jinse mere bahut hi ache relation hain. Ek ka shaadi kuch nahi bigad saki aur dusre ka divorce kuch nahi bigad saka (I have two women in my life with whom I have great relationships. Marriage could not ruin one, and divorce could not ruin the other one). I am very very friendly with Honey and obviously, Shabana is my best friend,” he said. When Arbaaz asked Javed to expand on what makes a marriage successful, the lyric writer said if one partner is scarificing to live with you then she cannot be happy. He then spoke about how one has to make peace with the fact that the other person has just as much right on their dreams and opinions as you. He added, “ Uski kuch baatein toh aapko hundred percent ...

Among the many nuggets in Maithili Rao’s Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence, one concerns Girish Karnad in Nishant. This 1975 Shyam Benegal arthouse classic set against a feudal backdrop launched Smita Patil into a film career that nobody imagined would be tragically short and yet, legendary in its scope and influence. Karnad, who is paired opposite Shabana Azmi in Nishant, singles out a scene in which Patil is shown performing a tulsi pooja. According to A Brief Incandescence, that was the moment when he “knew that a star was born.” Rewatching Nishant, the scene barely even registers but Smita Patil, with her raw intensity, smoky presence and natural gift for acting, makes a strong impression nevertheless. There’s another breakout name in this film. A rookie Naseeruddin Shah plays her husband. Besides Shah and Patil who both started out as parallel cinema darlings before cavorting around its more glamorous cousin Bollywood, the cast also includes Amrish Puri, Shabana Azmi, Mohan Agashe, Anant Nag and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. In this repertory of talent that dominated the Hindi art cinema landscape, Patil was but a comet. Yet, the history of one of the most seminal movie movements in India is incomplete without Patil’s short-lived genius. The actor died at the age of 31. She has left behind a powerful legacy that we are still discussing, debating and unpacking more than two decades after her death. Her films made space for feminist interventions, serving as a template for eve...

Tabu released the English translation of Shabana's mother Shaukat Azmi's biography "Kaifi & I". So far available to readers in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi and Japanese, the English translation by Nasreen Rehman was launched Tuesday evening. When asked to release the book, Tabu unhesitatingly said yes. Explains Shabana: “Tabu and my mom are very close. It was important to have the book released by someone who's familiar with the language and the cultural ethos of those times. There could be no better choice than Tabu.” When asked why the two of them had not done any movie together, Shabana replied: “It has to be something worth the while for both of us.” The book is on Shabana's father, the legendary poet-activist-lyricist Kaifi Azmi. About the book function, Shabana said: “It was lovely. Mum's admirers turned up in large numbers and she was in top form.” Talk is now on to turn "Kaifi & I" into a film. The book is already on stage, with Javed Akhtar and Shabana playing Kaifi and Shaukat Azmi.

Did Tabu -- who turns 45 on Friday -- shoot her career in the foot by playing mom to stars like Shahid Kapoor in Haider and Katrina Kaif in Fitoor? Not really, feels her illustrious aunt Shabana Azmi, who says Tabu’s career is impervious to dips and curves. Tabu is a favourite with filmmakers like Vishal Bhardwaj and Abhishek Kapoor. In a gender-biased film industry like Bollywood, while leading men may continue playing lover boys until they die (and Dev Anand is an embodiment of the patriarchal proclivities that eternally govern the casting rules of Bollywood), a leading lady seemingly loses her sheen once she gets married or hits 40, whichever happens first. Where does Tabu’s career go next? In the past few years, there has been a gradual shift in her positioning from leading lady to ‘character’ actress. In the Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho, she played Salman’s sister. Leading ladies in Bollywood don’t do that unless it’s a film like Josh where Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan played twins, but were anything but sibling-like in their conduct. Tabu, a National Award winning talent, also played mother to Shahid and Katrina in Haider and Fitoor respectively. In Drishyam, her only other release during the last two years, she was cast opposite Rajat Kapoor and not the film’s leading man Ajay Devgn. But these choices will have no bearing on her career, says Shabana. “Hits and flops will make no difference to Tabu’s career. She is a class apart and will always be the firs...

In an interview with the Filmfare in 2016, Shabana Azmi had burst the common bubble surrounded in public about her husband, Javed Akhtar, being so romantic in real life, credit to his heartmelting shayariand songs based on the concept of love. Addressing the same, Shabana recalled how girls approached her and asked her what it is like to be with a man who writes such romantic things. In her words, "Girls come up to me saying, 'You're married to a man who writes such romantic songs. How romantic must he be!' I say he doesn't have a single romantic bone in his body." Going further in her interview, when Shabana Azmi was asked to reveal the key to her and Javed Akhtar's happy married life. The legendary actress gave a hilarious answer, stating that the secret is quite simple and it is 'they never meet'. She had said, "(The secret is) that Javed and I never meet. So where's the question of fighting?" However, on a serious note, Shabana Azmi had stated that the biggest strength of their relationship is their friendship and added that her husband, Javed Akhtar, often says to her that even their marriage couldn't end their friendship. Explaining the same, Shabana had said, "It's based on mutual respect and friendship. Javed often says, 'Shabana is such a good friend of mine that even marriage couldn't destroy our friendship'. We're friends; we have the same world view. In many ways, he's like my father. In fact our backgrounds are so similar; I often say that we could have had an...

Among the many nuggets in Maithili Rao’s Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence, one concerns Girish Karnad in Nishant. This 1975 Shyam Benegal arthouse classic set against a feudal backdrop launched Smita Patil into a film career that nobody imagined would be tragically short and yet, legendary in its scope and influence. Karnad, who is paired opposite Shabana Azmi in Nishant, singles out a scene in which Patil is shown performing a tulsi pooja. According to A Brief Incandescence, that was the moment when he “knew that a star was born.” Rewatching Nishant, the scene barely even registers but Smita Patil, with her raw intensity, smoky presence and natural gift for acting, makes a strong impression nevertheless. There’s another breakout name in this film. A rookie Naseeruddin Shah plays her husband. Besides Shah and Patil who both started out as parallel cinema darlings before cavorting around its more glamorous cousin Bollywood, the cast also includes Amrish Puri, Shabana Azmi, Mohan Agashe, Anant Nag and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. In this repertory of talent that dominated the Hindi art cinema landscape, Patil was but a comet. Yet, the history of one of the most seminal movie movements in India is incomplete without Patil’s short-lived genius. The actor died at the age of 31. She has left behind a powerful legacy that we are still discussing, debating and unpacking more than two decades after her death. Her films made space for feminist interventions, serving as a template for eve...