Father Quotes by Shabana Azmi

8 Father quotes by Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi’s artistic eye crafts a brief series of thoughtful statements about fatherhood, each line painted with the nuance of her cinematic storytelling.

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In 1986, I had gone on a hunger strike with Anand Patwardhan rooting for an alternative land for slum dwellers. My mother…

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We never had any money. All the money we used to get, my father would give to the Communist Party.

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My father used to celebrate all festivals like Eid, Diwali, Holi, Christmas, etc. with great gusto.

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I am an optimist and my father was an optimist.

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My parents always encouraged us to speak our minds and to be respectful while doing so about issues that we thought strongly…

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My father was a rare poet. He was somebody who worked in the trenches. When he wanted to speak about social justice…

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Whenever I was troubled and confused, I always depended upon my father to give me an objective perspective.

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At the age of seven, I wanted a doll with blonde hair and blue eyes like other girls in my class. But…

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