Shabana Azmi Birthday Special: 6 Powerful Films Of 5 Times National Film Award Winner That Paved Way For Women Oriented Films In Hindi Cinema

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  The movie Arth left the audience in complete awe with its storyline and powerful performances by Shabana Azmi in the lead and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Smita Patil as her co-stars. Azmi won a National Film Award for Arth.(Image source:-IMBD)

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  The movie Bhavna is a tale of underprivileged women and their story of love and romance starring Shabana Azmi, Marc Zuber, and Saeed Jaffrey. The actress bagged a National Film Award for this one too.(Image source:-IMBD)

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  Mrityudand was a story of three women who struggled to raise their voices in the male-centric world starring 3 evergreen ladies of Bollywood- Shabana Azmi, Madhuri Dixit, and Ayub Khan.(Image source:-IMBD)

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  Fire starring Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das is a tale of two women who had been abandon by their husbands and how they discover a love for each other. Not many big actors have yet dealt with the topic of homosexuality but Ms Azmi did.(Image source:-IMBD)

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  The 1999 released Godmother saw Shabana Azmi play the role of Santokben Jadeja who ran a mafia in Porbandar. Azmi's powerful act help her win a National Film Award.(Image source:-IMBD)

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  Ankur was Shabana Azmi's debut film that dealt with patriarchy and casteism. The film and Azmi made such a powerful impact that the actress received her first National Film Award with her debut.(Image source:-IMBD)