Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi Movies / Drama

• Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar [7 May 2010 (India)]

  Bizarre murders shock Southall, west London, but the victims' spirits come to haunt their killer - well-liked widow Mrs Sethi, whose main concern is making a successful marriage for her daughter Roopi, a principled young woman out of step with her traditional community.

• Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai [1990]

  When Dr Roy discovers a vaccine for leprosy, his superiors in the health ministry suppress him and transfer him to a remote village.

• Ankur [1974 (India)]

  Lakshmi and Kishtayya are a happily married childless Dalit couple. However, things change between them when Surya, the village landlord's son, seduces Lakshmi.

• Apne Paraye [8 August 1980 (India)]

  Sidheshwari, a wealthy lady, allows her sister-in-law Sheila to manage the household. When her other brother-in-law Harish and his wife Naintara visit them, Naintara tries to manipulate Sidheshwari.

• Avtaar [11 March 1983 (India)]

  Avtaar leads a happy life with his wife, Radha, and his sons, Chander and Ramesh. However, consumed by their greed and ambitions, Avtaar's sons betray him but he soon reaches new heights of success.

• Bhavna [29 April 1980 (India)]

  Misunderstandings lead to Arun and Neema's divorce and when Neema gets custody of their son, Arun waits for the boy to turn 14 so he can take his custody. But things do not go as planned.

• City of Joy [1992 (India)]

  Rajkaran lives in Dharavi, the biggest slum in the world. He aspires to start his own business and even manages to do it. But several misfortunes land him back to square one, penniless and alone.

• Dharavi [1982]

  Jugni is a folk theatre dancer, who lives with her three daughters in a remote village in Himachal Pradesh. Their lives change when Gerulal, a truck driver, begins living with them as a tenant.

• Disha [28 November 2008 (India)]

  Siddharth goes to Mauritius to attend his elder brother Harsh's wedding. Harsh is a career-oriented man who doesn't give time to Aaliyah, his fiancee. Later, Aaliyah falls in love with Siddharth.

• Ek Din Achanak [21 November 2003 (India)]

  Tehzeeb resents her mother for neglecting their family. Realising her folly, her successful, career-minded mother tries to make amends.

• Ek Doctor Ki Maut [14 March 1986 (India)]

  There are mysterious murders that takes place on the sets of a Bollywood movie.whose doing thing and whose behind all these murders?

• In Custody [1997]

  Sisters, Mansi and Bansi, face a setback in their relationship when Mansi becomes a popular singer and gets Bansi married to an ill-suited man.

• It's a Wonderful Afterlife [17 May 2013 (India)]

  Post 9/11, a Pakistani man wants to achieve corporate success on Wall Street. However, he finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his dream and his beliefs.

• Jazbaa [6 January 2006 (India)]

  A schizophrenic Meethi lives with her sister Anjali. While Anjali battles her own problems, Meethi is desperately on a quest to find her imaginary family living at 15 Park Avenue in Kolkata.

• Junoon [30 March 1979 (India)]

  In 1957, Ruth and her family are taken captive by a rebel, Javed. However, things get complicated when Ruth starts developing feelings for him.

• Khamosh [1990]

  Two peasants are ill-prepared for life in the big city after moving from their tiny village to Bombay.

• Khandhar [8 June 1984 (India)]

  Subhash, a photographer, pretends to be the suitor of a young woman in a village he is visiting. However, he soon starts feeling attracted to her despite knowing that he will have to leave her behind.

• Lorie [29 April 1977 (India)]

  Asha and Arvind are in love but are not allowed to marry by her astrologer father. They start living together and plan to start a family without getting married, but fate intervenes.

• Makdee [22 November 2002 (India)]

  In an attempt to rescue her twin sister Munni, from the evil witch Makdee, Chunni strikes a deal with her. How she manages this task forms the crux of the film.

• Mandi [1983]

  Rukmini Bai runs a brothel and is visited by some of the most prominent men in society. Things get complicated when one of the girls has an illicit affair that puts the establishment at risk.

• Namkeen [9 October 2015 (India)]

  Anuradha, an honest lawyer and a single mother, finds herself in a do-or-die situation when her daughter Sanaya is kidnapped. The kidnapper then blackmails her to defend a rapist, Miyaaz Shaikh.

• Nishant [5 September 1975 (India)]

  Vishwam, a married man, is the son of a powerful landlord. Although he has no vices like his brothers, he is obsessed with Sushila, the schoolmaster's wife and gets her kidnapped.

• Paar [21 May 1984]

  A labourer murders his landlord's brother and flees with his wife. However, they soon realise that they cannot keep running and decide to return home.

• Pestonjee [1 February 2013 (India)]

  In India, 1947, two newborn babies are swapped in a hospital, after which they are doomed to live each other's life in a country that is going through big changes.

• Saaz [10 October 1984 (India)]

  Bhavna, the story of a middle class woman that undergoes the struggles of bringing up a son in this world without any help. She resorts to unconventional means to do so and is looked down by society.

• Sati [9 October 1981 (India)]

  Sadhana and Ramkumar face a troubled marriage and she suspects him of having an affair, which leads them to separate. However, her family tries to convince her to talk things out.

• Shatranj Ke Khilari [3 October 1977 (India)]

  During the British annexation of Avadh, best friends Mirza Ali and Mir Ali abandon their families over their growing obsession for playing the game of chess.

• Sparsh [30 January 1980 (India)]

  Anirudh, who runs a school for the visually impaired, falls in love with Kavita, who is recently widowed. They decide to get married but hit a roadblock when Anirudh feels unsure about their alliance.

• Swami [1977]

  Saudamini falls in love with Narendra but her family gets her married to Ghanshyam. As she tries to get accustomed to her new house and troublesome in-laws, she finds a confidante in her husband.

• The Reluctant Fundamentalist [27 November 1980 (India)]

  Thakur Vir Pratap Singh, a landlord, rules over a town with an iron fist and crushes anybody who opposes him. However, unable to put up with his atrocities, five men join hands to destroy him.

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