Birthday Special: How Shabana Azmi’s Instagram account is a goldmine for nostalgic rush

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Shabana Azmi celebrates her birthday today and to talk about her most resounding and riveting performances so far would be too mainstream. No great film can be made without great memories and her Instagram account is filled with such moments.

Film buffs, especially fond of the Golden era of Hindi Cinema, are bound to be in awe of Azmi's Instagram account as she often takes trips down the memory lane. As stated above, there are unseen moments and magical memories. How many of these have you seen already?

Farooq Sheikh and Shabana Azmi could charm the world by their mere presence, both on-screen and on stage. On the occasion of World Theatre Day, the actress shared a major throwback moment with the late actor and recalled the time when she performed on stage with him.

In Mandi, Azmi, Smita Patil, and Soni Razdan came together for a powerful film that's relevant even today. While talking about this picture, the actress stated how Alia Bhatt resembles her mother so closely.

The ensembles of the yore were just as fascinating and fantastic as they are today. Azmi struck a pose with Amjad Khan, Zeenat Aman, Hema Malini, Rakhee Gulzar, and Saneev Kumar. Find a better group of icons, we'll wait.

Nobody makes the actress laugh the way her husband Javed Akhtar does. And when she laughs, he does too.

Sharing a picture from one of her classics, Azmi asked fans to guess the name of the movie. Can you?

Azmi now gears up for Karan Johar's ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani'. The film, starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Jaya Bachchan and Dharmendra, marks her first collaboration with director Karan Johar. "It's a comedy that deals with some important issues in a breezy way. I find it challenging to play a character in a Karan Johar film. He is both respectful and irreverent and is open to suggestions. The prep has been invigorating. I have known Karan as a podgy teenager who would come to meet Javed [Akhtar, husband]."

One of the reasons she was drawn to the project was that it gave her the opportunity to share screen space with Bachchan. "I decided to join FTII [Film and Television Institute of India] after I saw a diploma film starring Jaya Bhaduri. I was taken by her life-like performance. Her work in Abhimaan [1973] and Mili [1975] continue to move me deeply."

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