47-449: Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director , producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema . He has received a number of accolades , including four National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards . A notable film from his earlier period is Saaransh (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival . It became India's official entry for
94-425: A Bengali film named Meghla Akash , directed by Nargis Akter, she played the role of a physician treating AIDS patients. She has also given her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organisation TeachAids . She has participated in several plays and demonstrations denouncing communalism . In 1989, along with Swami Agnivesh and Asghar Ali Engineer , she undertook
141-521: A Karvan-e-Bedari (caravan of awareness) asking people to vote for Congress and defeat BJP 's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi , as he believes that Modi is communal . Bhatt also criticizes the communal record of Congress Party, for its role in 1984 Sikh riots . He is planning to make a film, which will address the riots that took place in Delhi. Mahesh Bhatt supported the Islamic preacher Zakir Naik when
188-525: A college student who visits the countryside. Azmi was not the original choice for the film, and several leading actresses of that time refused to do it. The film went on to become a major critical success, and Azmi won her first National Film Award for Best Actress and her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance. Qurratulain Hyder wrote that Azmi lives her role and acts like
235-450: A course in acting at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune . She explained the reason she decided to attend the film institute, saying: "I had the privilege of watching Jaya Bhaduri in a (Diploma) film, Suman , and I was completely enchanted by her performance because it was unlike the other performances I had seen. I really marvelled at that and said, 'My god, if by going to
282-440: A follower of Osho , and later found spiritual companionship and guidance with philosopher, U.G. Krishnamurti . Bhatt calls Krishnamurti his lifeline and says "Take him away, and I am empty". Bhatt in 1992 wrote Krishnamurti's biography titled U.G. Krishnamurti, A Life . Apart from this he has edited several books based on conversations with U.G. Krishnamurti . Bhatt's latest book A Taste of Life: The Last Days of U.G. Krishnamurti
329-540: A form of progressivism and social reformism which offer a realistic portrayal of Indian society , its customs and traditions. In addition to acting, Azmi is a social and women's rights activist . She is married to poet and screenwriter Javed Akhtar . She is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA). In appreciation of Azmi's life and works, the President of India gave her
376-470: A four-day march for communal harmony from New Delhi to Meerut . Among the social groups whose causes she has advocated are slum dwellers, displaced Kashmiri Pandit migrants and victims of the earthquake at Latur ( Maharashtra , India). The 1993 Mumbai riots appalled her and she emerged as a forceful critic of religious extremism. In 1995, she reflected on her life as an activist in an interview in Rungh. After
423-537: A lead actress opposite Aamir Khan in Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991). The film was a commercial success and hugely acclaimed for its soundtrack. Bhatt's directorial Saathi (1991) was the only major success for Aditya Pancholi as a lead actor, thus giving a boost to his career. Bhatt's biggest release during that time was Sir (1993). The film launched Atul Agnihotri opposite Pooja Bhatt and Naseeruddin Shah
470-534: A lonely woman, Radha, in love with her sister-in-law. The on-screen depiction of lesbianism (perhaps the first in Indian cinema) drew severe protests and threats from many social groups as well as by the Indian authorities. Her role as Radha brought her international recognition with the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Chicago Film Festival and Jury Award for Best Actress at Outfest , Los Angeles. She
517-507: A madam of a whorehouse. For this role, she put on weight and even chewed betel . Real-life portrayals continued in almost all her films. These included the role of a woman named Jamini resigned to her destiny in Khandhar and a typical urban Indian wife, mother and homemaker in Masoom (1983). She mainly acted in experimental and parallel Indian cinema. Deepa Mehta 's Fire (1996) depicts her as
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#1732869982077564-588: A married man with 2 children ( Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar ). Indian actresses Farah Naaz and Tabu are her nieces and Tanvi Azmi is her sister-in-law. Azmi has been a committed social activist, active in supporting child survival and fighting AIDS and injustice in real life. She has campaigned against ostracism of victims of AIDS . A small film clip issued by the Government of India depicts an HIV positive child cuddled in her arms and saying: "She does not need your rejection, she needs your love". In
611-544: A member of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian parliament . In 1998, the United Nations Population Fund appointed her as its Goodwill Ambassador for India. In 2019 Indian general election , she actively campaigned for Kanhaiya Kumar who contested from Begusarai , Bihar on a Communist Party of India (CPI) ticket. Azmi is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema . Rediff.com placed her as
658-511: A newly opening medium in India . He made two TV series in 1995: the English language A Mouthful of Sky written by Ashok Banker and the popular Hindi language serial Swabhimaan scripted by the writer Shobha De . He directed another TV series, Kabhie Kabhie , in 1997 which was written by Anurag Kashyap , Vinta Nanda and Kamlesh Kunti Singh. Following this, he directed dramas like Dastak (1996),
705-530: A nominated (unelected) membership of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of parliament. Azmi was born into a family, in Hyderabad , India. Her parents are Kaifi Azmi (an Indian poet) and Shaukat Azmi (a veteran Indian People's Theatre Association stage actress), both of whom were members of the Communist Party of India . Her brother, Baba Azmi , is a cinematographer , and her sister-in-law, Tanvi Azmi ,
752-459: A number of international projects. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several genres. She has won a record of five National Film Awards for Best Actress , in addition to six Filmfare Awards and several international accolades. The Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri in 1998 and
799-445: A play directed by Arvind Gaur , based on Muntadhar al-Zaidi 's book, starring Imran Zahid . Bhatt is co-owner of the film production house, Vishesh Films, with his brother, Mukesh Bhatt . However owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh Bhatt took over Vishesh films and in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh Bhatt was no more associated with the firm. He is a member of
846-475: A previous night's communist social that ran late. Early in childhood, the environment in her home inculcated into her a respect for family ties, social and human values; and her parents always supported her to develop a passion for intellectual stimulation and growth. Azmi attended Queen Mary School, Mumbai . She completed a graduate degree in Psychology from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai , and followed it with
893-548: A seasoned dramatic actress in her first film. She went on to receive the National Film Award for Best Actress consecutively for three years from 1983 to 1985 for her roles in Arth , Khandhar and Paar . Godmother (1999) earned her a record-setting fifth National Film Award, taking her tally to five. Azmi's acting has been characterised by a real-life depiction of the roles played by her. In Mandi (1983), she acted as
940-440: A universe governed by arbitrary violence. Bhatt had one of his biggest releases with musical romance film Aashiqui (1990), in collaboration with T-Series . The film launched Rahul Roy , Anu Aggarwal , and Deepak Tijori in the lead roles and became a major commercial success due to the hugely popular soundtrack by Nadeem-Shravan , which catapulted the music director duo into stardom. He launched his daughter Pooja Bhatt as
987-413: Is also an actress. Azmi was named at the age of eleven by Ali Sardar Jafri . Her parents used to call her Munni. Baba Azmi was named by Prof. Masood Siddiqui as Ahmer Azmi. Her parents had an active social life, and their home was always thriving with people and activities of the communist party. It was not unusual for her to wake up in the morning and find members of the communist party sleeping about, from
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#17328699820771034-863: Is also known for his choice of music. Nadeem-Shravan had their first hit album in Bollywood with Bhatt's directorial Aashiqui. They would collaborate with Bhatt in more films including Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin , Sadak and Saathi (1991), Junoon (1992), Tadipaar and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993). Nadeem-Shravan went on to compose music for several productions of Vishesh Films . Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Director Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Director Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Story Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Director List of Indian film directors Too Many Requests If you report this error to
1081-592: Is dramatic, she is quirky and she´s bang on. A natural, her carefully restrained performance makes you smile at her lament about professionalism and loyalty. Although she is supported by a sterling cast, this is a satire which is all hers. See her spirited performances in Morning Raga , Masoom and Ankur as well." She has acted in more than one hundred Hindi films , both in the mainstream as well as in Parallel Cinema . Several of her films have received attention in
1128-595: The 11 September 2001 attacks , she opposed the advice of the grand mufti of Jama Masjid calling upon the Muslims of India to join the people of Afghanistan in their fight by retorting that the leader go there alone. Since 1989, she has been a member of the National Integration Council headed by the Prime Minister of India ; a member of National AIDS Commission (of India); and was nominated (in 1997) as
1175-694: The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. The 1986 film Naam was his first piece of commercial cinema. In 1987, he turned producer with the film Kabzaa under the banner, " Vishesh Films ", with his brother Mukesh Bhatt . Mahesh went on to become one of the most recognized directors of the Indian film industry in the next decade, giving both art-house works such as Daddy (1989) and Swayam (1991), as well as commercial romantic hits, such as Aashiqui (1990) and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), in which he cast Pooja Bhatt with actor Aamir Khan . He next directed Sadak (1991) which
1222-460: The FTII in 1973 and signed on to Khwaja Ahmad Abbas ' Faasla and began work on Kanti Lal Rathod's Parinay as well. Her first release, however, was Shyam Benegal 's directorial debut Ankur (1974). Belonging to the art-house genre of neo-realistic films, Ankur is based on a true story which occurred in Hyderabad . Azmi played Lakshmi, a married servant and villager who drifts into an affair with
1269-509: The Padma Bhushan in 2012. The daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi , she is an alumna of Film and Television Institute of India of Pune . Azmi made her film debut in 1974 with Ankur and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, then a new-wave movement of art films known for their serious content and realism and sometimes received government patronage. Several of her films have been cited as
1316-576: The Singapore Repertory Theatre Company, acting in Ingmar Bergman 's adaptation of Ibsen 's A Doll's House , which was directed by Rey Buono. She toured the UK , Dubai and India with British production Happy Birthday Sunita by Theatre Company RIFCO Arts in 2014. Pointing out the differences in all these media, she once remarked that theatre was really the actor's medium; the stage
1363-578: The Film Institute I can achieve that, that's what I want to do.'" Azmi eventually topped the list of successful candidates of 1972. Shabana Azmi does not immediately fit into her rustic surroundings; but her poise and her personality are never in doubt, and in two high-pitched scenes she pulls out all her stops and firmly establishes herself as one of our finest dramatic actresses." — Satyajit Ray on Azmi's performance in Ankur (1975) Azmi graduated from
1410-617: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 117247136 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:46:22 GMT Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Her career in the Hindi film industry has spanned over 160 films , mostly within independent and neorealist parallel cinema , though her work extended to mainstream films as well as
1457-560: The advisory board of U.S. nonprofit TeachAids . He has hosted some episodes of two science magazine programmes - Turning Point and Imaging Science on Doordarshan in 1990s. As of December 2018 Bhatt was a member of the Board of Patrons of the Mother Teresa Awards . Bhatt believes the Congress party is committed to secularism. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections , he campaigned in
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1504-608: The autobiographical Zakhm , which has garnered the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration . Thereafter, Bhatt and his brother joined hands to establish Vishesh Films and then provided stories and screenplays for over twenty films, many of which were box-office successes. Bhatt has produced multiple contemporary films such as Raaz (2002), Jism (2003), Murder (2004), Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Jannat (2008), Murder 2 (2011), and Aashiqui 2 (2013). Owing to differences between
1551-514: The box office. He was noticed and received great critical acclaim with art film Arth (1982), when he turned to his personal life for inspiration but doubt persists as to whether it is an original film. Later, he made many more films taking insights from his personal life wherein he highlighted personal narratives ranging from out-of-wedlock birth to extramarital affair, and created critically acclaimed works such as Janam (1985) and Saaransh (1984), an exploration of an old couple's anxieties in
1598-591: The brothers, Mukesh took over Vishesh Films and, in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh was no longer associated with the firm. Bhatt was born to Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali. Bhatt's father was a Gujarati Hindu Nagar Brahmin and his mother was a Gujarati Muslim . Among his siblings is the Indian film producer Mukesh Bhatt . Bhatt did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga . While still in school, Bhatt started summer jobs to earn money, while also making product advertisements. He
1645-812: The commercially successful Manmohan Desai 's Amar Akbar Anthony and Parvarish and Prakash Mehra 's Jwalamukhi . Azmi starred in Hollywood productions such as John Schlesinger 's Madame Sousatzka (1988) and Roland Joffe 's City of Joy (1992). Azmi debuted on the small screen in a soap opera titled Anupama . She portrayed a modern Indian woman who, while endorsing traditional Indian ethos and values, negotiated more freedom for herself. She has participated in many stage plays: notable among them include M. S. Sathyu 's Safed Kundali (1980), based on The Caucasian Chalk Circle ; and Feroz Abbas Khan 's Tumhari Amrita with actor Farooq Sheikh , which ran for five years. She toured Singapore on an assignment with
1692-465: The couple converted to Islam prior to their wedding. They have two daughters, Shaheen and film actress Alia . Alia is an actress having played roles in more than 20 films . Hindi film actor Emraan Hashmi is his cousin Anwar's son, and filmmaker Milan Luthria is his mother Shirin's grand-nephew. He is the maternal uncle of film director Mohit Suri and former actress Smiley Suri . In the 1970s, he became
1739-616: The debut film of Miss Universe 1994 -turned-actress Sushmita Sen , and Tamanna (1997), and tried his hand at comedy with Duplicate in 1998. Zakhm (1998) based on the Mumbai riots of 1993. His last film as director was Kartoos (1999) which did average business at the box office. Thereafter, Bhatt retired as a director and took to screenwriting, churning out stories and screenplays for over twenty films, many of which were box-office successes, like Dushman , Raaz , Murder (2004), Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), based on
1786-644: The international arena and Scandinavian countries, including at the Norwegian Film Institute , the Smithsonian Institution and the American Film Institute . She has appeared in a number of foreign films, most of which have won international acclaim, including John Schlesinger 's Madame Sousatzka , Nicholas Klotz 's Bengali Night , Roland Joffe 's City of Joy , Channel 4 's Immaculate Conception , Blake Edwards ' Son of
1833-573: The latter was denied entry into the United Kingdom for his controversial comments on terrorism. In 1970, Bhatt married Lorraine Bright (later name changed to Kiran Bhatt). His romance with her was the inspiration for his film Aashiqui . The couple's daughter Pooja is a filmmaker and actress, and son Rahul is an aspiring actor. Bhatt began an affair with 1970s actress, Parveen Babi . The affair did not last long, and Bhatt married Soni Razdan in 1986; to avoid Bhatt having to divorce his first wife,
1880-542: The life of actress Parveen Babi , along with many more. His banner vishesh films still continues operating today as one of Indian Cinemas leading production banners. Bhatt entered into the world of theatre with his protege Imran Zahid as of now he has produced three plays. The Last Salute , based on Muntadhar al-Zaidi 's book of the same title, a journalist investigating atrocities Trial of Errors , that opened on 29 March 2013 in Delhi. stage adaptation of Bhatt of his movie, Arth (film) . Bhatt also produced The Last Salute ,
1927-731: The seventh-greatest Indian actress of all time. In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India ' s 75 Best Bollywood Actresses list. Azmi was placed first in Rediff.com ' s "Best Bollywood Debut Ever" list, for her film Ankur . In 2023, Rajeev Masand named Azmi as one of Hindi cinema's best actresses of all time. Times of India placed her in its "50 Beautiful Faces" list. Filmfare included Azmi's performances in Mandi and Arth in its list of "80 Iconic Performances" of Bollywood, placed 37th and 27th respectively. For Mandi , it noted, "Shabana
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1974-532: Was a hit and it remains his highest grossing either directed or produced by Vishesh Films. During the 1990s Mahesh won critical acclaim for Sir (1993), along with other hits such as Gumraah (1993) and Criminal (1994). In 1994 he won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award for directing Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993). In 1996, he directed Tamanna , which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues . In 1999, he directed
2021-438: Was featured in the title role of an aspiring and dedicated teacher. The film was a commercial success and gained critical acclaim for Bhatt's direction and the acting of Shah, Pooja, Agnihotri, and Paresh Rawal . The film had an acclaimed and popular soundtrack by Anu Malik , which gave a boost to the music director's stellar career and he joined the league of top music directors of Bollywood. In 1995 he moved to television, then
2068-597: Was introduced to film director Raj Khosla through acquaintances. Bhatt thus started as an assistant director to Khosla. At the age of 26, Bhatt made his debut as a director with the film Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain starring Kabir Bedi and Prema Narayan in 1974. His 1979 Lahu Ke Do Rang , starring Shabana Azmi and Vinod Khanna in lead roles, won two Filmfare Awards in 1980: Helen received her first Filmfare as Best Supporting Actress and Madhukar Shinde won it for Best Art Direction . The film did "above average" at
2115-2248: Was published in June 2009. As a director and producer, Mahesh Bhatt has a legacy of mentoring many actors and actresses and launching their careers, giving big names to Bollywood. He is notable for launching the careers of Anupam Kher in Saaransh (1984), Rahul Roy , Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in Aashiqui (1990), daughter Pooja Bhatt in Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin and Sadak (1991), Atul Agnihotri in Sir (1993), Sonali Bendre in Naaraaz (1994), Samir Soni in A Mouthful of Sky (1995), Sushmita Sen , Manoj Bajpayee , Sharad Kapoor and Mukul Dev in Dastak (1996), Ashutosh Rana in Tamanna (1997), Dushman (1998) and Sangharsh (1999), Aftab Shivdasani in Kasoor (2001), Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu in Raaz (2002), Aparna Tilak in Footpath (2003), Emraan Hashmi in Footpath and Murder (2004), Mallika Sherawat in Murder (2004), Kunal Khemu in Kalyug (2005), Shiney Ahuja and Kangana Ranaut in Gangster and Woh Lamhe (both 2006) and Sunny Leone in Jism 2 (2012). Bhatt has also given breakthrough to many stars, bringing turning point in their careers. These names include Sanjay Dutt and Kumar Gaurav in Naam (1986), Aditya Pancholi in Saathi (1991), Paresh Rawal in Sir (1993), and Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor in Aashiqui 2 (2013). Bhatt
2162-665: Was the actor's space; cinema was the director's medium; and television was a writer's medium. Azmi was engaged to Benjamin Gilani in late 1970s, but the engagement was called off. Later, she married Javed Akhtar , a lyricist, poet and scriptwriter in Hindi films, on 9 December 1984, making her a member of the Akhtar-Azmi film family . It was Javed Akhtar's second marriage, the first being with another Hindi film scriptwriter, Honey Irani . However Azmi's parents objected to her being involved with
2209-896: Was the initial choice for Deepa Mehta's Water (2005), which was planned to hit the floors in 2000. A few scenes were already shot. Azmi had to shave her head with Nandita Das to portray the character of Shakuntala. However, due to political reasons, the film was shelved and later shot in 2005 with Seema Biswas replacing Azmi. Some of her notable films are Shyam Benegal 's Nishant (1975), Junoon (1978), Susman (1978), and Antarnaad (1992); Satyajit Ray 's Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players) ; Mrinal Sen 's Khandhar , Genesis , Ek Din Achanak ; Saeed Mirza 's Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai ; Sai Paranjpye 's Sparsh and Disha ; Gautam Ghose 's Paar ; Aparna Sen 's Picnic and Sati ; Mahesh Bhatt 's Arth ; and Vinay Shukla 's Godmother . Her other films include
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