Shabana Azmi with Javed Akhtar, in 2012. Azmi was engaged to Benjamin Gilani in late 1970s, but the engagement was called off. [15] Later, she had an affair and married Javed Akhtar, a lyricist, poet and scriptwriter in Hindi films, on 9 December 1984, making her a member of the Akhtar-Azmi film family. [16]

She has been an pro-active socialist and supported slum dwellers, displaced Kashmiri Pandit migrants and victims of the earthquake at Latur, Maharashtra. She did a 4 day long march for communal harmony from New Delhi to Meerut in 1989.

Shabana Azmi shared how it was difficult for Honey Irani, Javed Akhtar's first wife, to accept their relationship but she handled the situation gracefully.

Jul 3, 2024 · Now, Shabana has admitted that Honey Irani was ‘bitter’ when the affair began but showed the maturity to never poison her kids against Javed and her. During her conversation with Arbaaz Khan on his chat show, Shabana shared that Javed diligently worked on rebuilding his relationship with Honey, and now they are as close as ever.

Jul 3, 2024 · Actor Shabana Azmi credited Honey Irani for having the maturity to move beyond the betrayal that she was subjected to by her former husband Javed Akhtar, and fostering a relationship that has now settled in a very healthy space. Honey and Javed were married with two kids when Shabana entered the picture.

Jul 8, 2024 · In an episode of chat show The Invincibles Series Season 2 with Arbaaz Khan, actor Shabana Azmi’s comments on Honey Irani’s reaction to her affair with Javed Akhtar has reignited discussions about the complex and often painful consequences of infidelity.

Sep 18, 2021 · Akhtar's first wife has worked in movies like Santan, Talaq in the 1950s and she was disappointed when reports of the lyricist's affair with Azmi surfaced. Shabana Azmi's family was against their match as Javed Akhtar was already married.

Sep 18, 2019 · Shabana went from a string of affairs with Benjamin Gilani to Shekhar Kapur, and had just started getting noticed for her work in Hindi cinema with Ankur and Masoom. Javed, on the other hand, had tasted success with his writing …

Apr 3, 2023 · Shabana Azmi tried breaking up her affair thrice with married Javed Akhtar. The renowned film star fell in love with Akhtar while he was with Honey Irani and had two children

Jul 3, 2024 · Shabana Azmi recently opened up about Javed Akhtar's first wife Honey Irani's reaction to her affair with the veteran lyricist on the chat show The Invincibles Series Season 2 with Arbaaz...