We live in interesting times. Information overload can make it difficult to sift fact from fiction. — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
We need role models in our society that the youth can look up to because that space is shrinking. — Shabana Azmi Community Copy Share Image
I take up films only if I agree with the ultimate message the film conveys. — Shabana Azmi Cinema Copy Share Image
I can't describe fear as well as I can describe courage. Courage is when you overcome fear. — Shabana Azmi Courage Copy Share Image
Unless you have strong roots in films, music, art, painting, or theatre, you can't talk high and think internationally. — Shabana Azmi Art Copy Share Image
I remember people were horrified when I celebrated my 50th! 'Don't announce your age,' I was advised! How stupid is that. — Shabana Azmi Age Copy Share Image
We never had any money. All the money we used to get, my father would give to the Communist Party. — Shabana Azmi Communist Copy Share Image
What I value is that I have been able to do some modest work to help women rise to the level of… — Shabana Azmi Help Copy Share Image
A woman director is not obliged to make a feminist film. She can make what she wants, a thriller, an action film,… — Shabana Azmi Action Copy Share Image
In Kaifi's poetry and in his work as a social activist, every setback only strengthened his resolve to fight back with renewed… — Shabana Azmi Failure Copy Share Image
A fatwa is not a diktat, it's not binding. To turn the utterance of a non-entity into a fatwa and then talk… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
Why is a woman always judged only on the basis of her relationship with her family members and the time she gives… — Shabana Azmi Family Copy Share Image
An Indian Muslim can aspire to become a Shah Rukh Khan, can aspire to become an Irfan Pathan or even the President… — Shabana Azmi Despair Copy Share Image
It's only in India that you can have six couples going together on a honeymoon. I don't think it happens anywhere else… — Shabana Azmi Couples Copy Share Image
In 1986, I had gone on a hunger strike with Anand Patwardhan rooting for an alternative land for slum dwellers. My mother… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
Smartphones have ensured connectivity like never before. We are bombarded with information on 24/7 television and other new sources. We are in… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
What bothers me about red carpet, particularly Cannes, is that it's an extremely important festival where stunning films are shown and nothing… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
Im hoping that for film actors there is this kind of emotional trigger on any subject. It need not be only slums.… — Shabana Azmi Commitment Copy Share Image
My father used to celebrate all festivals like Eid, Diwali, Holi, Christmas, etc. with great gusto. — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family that believed that art should be used as an instrument for social change. — Shabana Azmi Art Copy Share Image
Earlier at 30, a girl's career was over. Now, all of our top actresses are above 30 and doing well. — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
India is a beautiful country. Any attempt to divide people cannot be good for this country. — Shabana Azmi Beautiful Copy Share Image
I like having family and friends around me. Our house is always overflowing with guests. — Shabana Azmi Family Copy Share Image
Until the age of 19, I lived in the Communist Party commune where eight families lived in 180 to 200 square feet… — Shabana Azmi Age Copy Share Image
I don't see the point of having a favorite sari or a favorite outfit if I know that I won't repeat it.… — Shabana Azmi Clothes Copy Share Image
Acting is all about reacting. When you look into the eyes of your co-star and there is truth in his eyes, giving… — Shabana Azmi Acting Copy Share Image
As an actor I have a cushy position because everything gets set up for me. I am only needed to learn my… — Shabana Azmi Actor Copy Share Image
My casting in 'Halo' produced by Steven Spielberg, which I am doing, is just color-blind casting; Asians have been questioning why best… — Shabana Azmi Asian Copy Share Image
Acting in itself is changing. This change is because of the advent of the casting director. Earlier, there would be stock characters,… — Shabana Azmi Acting Copy Share Image
When I entered the industry in the early 1970s, I was a gold medalist from the film institute, Pune. That was when… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
In a patriarchal society like ours, women have to fight hard for a seat at the table. Boys are privileged over girls… — Shabana Azmi Equal opportunity Copy Share Image
I'm singularly lucky to have worked with directors who dared me to take risks and be different and I am thankful to… — Shabana Azmi Cinema Copy Share Image
There is a dumbing down of the news. Newspapers today seem more like tabloids. I have to wade through seven newspapers before… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
I take care to conduct myself formally in public and not be brash. That is a given for people in public life.… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
Women's health is not a niche issue - it impacts everyone in some way. That is why a collective effort to improve… — Shabana Azmi Awareness Copy Share Image
People of Pakistan don't want a ban on Indian content in their country, but it is their politicians who want it. In… — Shabana Azmi Art Copy Share Image
Because I was involved in so many other areas of life and so many productive activities, I wasn't judged for not being… — Shabana Azmi Being Copy Share Image
If the audience shows that it is interested in films portraying strong women, then the producers will be tempted to make such… — Shabana Azmi Audience Copy Share Image
My parents always encouraged us to speak our minds and to be respectful while doing so about issues that we thought strongly… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
India is a country that lives in several centuries simultaneously, and her people at any given time and place encapsulate all the… — Shabana Azmi Country Copy Share Image
