
Shabana Azmi
Actor · b. 1950 · New Delhi, India
Shabana Azmi (born September 18, 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television, and theatre, as well as a women's rights activist and parliamentarian. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she debuted in Ankur (1974) and quickly became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism. Recognized as being among the most acclaimed actresses of her country, she has received a record of five National Film Awards for Best Actress, six Filmfare Awards, several international accolades, and the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India, and the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India. She is best known for her portrayals of unconventional female characters and many of her films have won praise for depicting progressive ideals.
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Movie6.1RomanceComedyTwo childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
What's Love Got to Do with It?
2023 · 247 votes
Movie6.6ThrillerIn New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013 · 251 votes
MovieActionDramaShivam returns to the crime world, where his path forward demands redemption, love, and sacrifice. As relationships deepen and conflicts intensify, every choice tests his resolve and shapes his destiny.
Movie6.0ActionDramaThe story of an elderly Hindu woman who refuses to leave her ancestral home in Lahore, only to have a Muslim refugee family from Lucknow allotted to her house following the events of the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.
Movie7.1ComedyThrillerIn the early 70s, aspiring actor Om Prakash Makhija, and a famous starlet Shantipriya, are murdered. Thirty years later, his reincarnation Om Kapoor sets out to discover the mystery of their demise.
Movie4.6ComedyCrimeThe illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.
Son of the Pink Panther
1993 · 254 votes
Movie6.6DramaMax Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
City of Joy
1992 · 163 votes
Movie6.2ComedyDramaGym-freak brat Rocky falls in love with Rani, who comes from a well-educated Bengali family. Being from polar opposite worlds, the two decide to switch their families to adjust to each other's cultures and backgrounds and to know if their marriage will survive. Rocky and Rani are trapped in a world where they are united by love but divided by families and the ultimate question is will they fit in?
Movie5.5DramaThe story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.
Midnight's Children
2012 · 55 votes
Movie6.5RomanceDramaNot wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.
Luck by Chance
2009 · 76 votes
Movie6.6DramaAllan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.
Movie6.8ActionDramaTyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town - ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed. He is attracted to women, and has a lengthy affair with Soundariya, and even has a secret marriage ceremony with her. When Soundariya gets pregnant, he asks her to abort the child. When she refuses, he shuns her, and denies ever having married her or even being intimate with her. Her brothers attempt to get justice, but are dealt with ruthlessly by Pratap Singh's bodyguard, Bhima. Soundariya then must garner support of herself, and must find someone who can stand up to Veer Pratap Singh and end his tyranny, in a town with men who have been subdued for eons by Veer Pratap Singh and his men for eons.
Hum Paanch
1980 · 10 votes
Movie4.8ComedyRomanceIndian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010 · 23 votes
Movie6.9DramaMusicIn London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano. As he struggles to meet the challenges, Manek must also deal with his mother, who vies with his teacher for his attention.
Madame Sousatzka
1988 · 22 votes
Movie5.3ComedyDramaSix newly-married, diverse, honeymooning couples face marital bliss and discord, finding out more about themselves, their significant others and life in this happy-go-lucky, quirky drama.
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
2007 · 30 votes
Movie'AuntyJi' is a sweet slice of life tale that follows an important day in the lives of Parveen (Shabana Azmi) and Geetika (Anmol Rodriguez). Parveen is a lonely Parsi widow while Geetika is an acid attack survivor, they both belong to entirely different worlds, but destiny brings them together to make them realize that they share a lot more than what meets the eye. As they share their dreams, sorrows and beliefs an unlikely friendship is formed. The 20 minutes short film is a gentle reminder to follow your heart, chase your dreams and let no external force come in the way of living your life your way.
Aunty Ji
2018
Movie7.1DramaActionA policeman adopts the son of a bandit. A misunderstanding leads the officer's own biological son to believe he is the bandit's son and he takes up a secret life of crime; meanwhile, the adopted son becomes an officer of the law.
Parvarish
1977 · 7 votes
Movie6.8ComedyThe lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
Side Streets
1998 · 6 votes
Movie6.6ComedyDramaThe denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as greedy land developers and an anti-prostitution politician who are pressuring them to leave town.
Movie6.8DramaRomanceIn a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Movie5.4DramaAlistair, a British representative for a wildlife conservation agency based in Karachi and his Jewish-American wife Hannah have been unsuccessful at conceiving a child. Over time, the desire to have a child begins to consume Hannah and she persuades a reluctant Alistair to go with her for three days to a fertility shrine. After a ceremony during which Hannah converts to Islam and coaxes Alistair to do the same, she becomes pregnant. But Hannah’s joy at the discovery of her pregnancy is overshadowed by worsening relations with Alistair who has started an affair with their friend Samira and tensions begin to mount when eunuchs from the shrine start to harass the couple.
Immaculate Conception
1992 · 13 votes
Movie5.0HistoryDramaThe Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off to England. His attempts to return to India and reclaim his kingdom were subsequently thwarted by the British.
The Black Prince
2017 · 14 votes
Movie6.6DramaFamilyA loving husband and father's joyful family life is rocked to its core upon the discovery that he has a young son borne from a past extramarital affair.
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TV8.2Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDepicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
Halo
2022 · 3.3K votes
TV5.7RealityThe Indian version of the Pop Idol format.
Indian Idol
2004 · 17 votes
TV5.9Talk ShowKoffee with Karan is an Indian talk show hosted by filmmaker and television personality Karan Johar and produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, the digital content division of Johar's production company Dharma Productions
Koffee with Karan
2004 · 24 votes
TV9.4DocumentaryDramaBharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.
TV6.6CrimeDramaWhen an investigation into a pharma company hits close to home, five women launch a tiffin service with a secret ingredient.
TV6.4DramaWhip-smart general practitioner Dr. Mona Harcourt lives in London with her political lobbyist husband Guy and her family. When a bomb goes off in London on the same day that her brother, Dr. Kareem Shirani, is abducted in Pakistan, Mona's charmed life is shaken to its core.
Next of Kin
2018 · 17 votes
TV7.1DramaSet on a single street in South London, Capital is a portrait of a road transformed by soaring property prices: what was once the home of modest lower-middle class families, Pepys Road has been continuously gentrified into a street of multimillion pound houses. On one day, the people of this South London street all receive an anonymous postcard with the simple message 'we want what you have'. Its unsettling ripples affect every corner of the community.
Capital
2015 · 22 votes
TV5.6DramaAction & AdventureThe story of a king battling against enemies, fate, family, death and even himself, in search of his kingdom.
The Empire
2021 · 12 votes
TV8.3DocumentaryAngry Young Men is the story of Salim-Javed, legendary screenwriters of 1970s Hindi cinema. Together, they created the archetype of the Angry Young Man - a brooding anti-hero who captured the imagination of an entire nation with his rage, defiance, and quest for social justice. Like the character they created, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, two outsiders to the Hindi film industry, defied all odds, questioning the position of writers and demanding recognition as much as the reigning stars of that time. Their break-up made headlines for many years and Indian cinema never saw a cultural collaboration as powerful again. This is a personal and candid account of their lives, their writing and their legacy.