Baba Azmi
“He Is The Son I Never Had,” Shabana Azmi On Her Brother Cinematographer-Filmmaker Baba Azmi
Each year, Shabana Azmi looks forward to Raksha Bandhan like a dutiful sister. Says Shabana,“Raksha Bandhan is the tyohaar my brother Baba and I are most sentimental about .The thread I tie to him on rakhi remains on his wrist till the next year when I tie a fresh one . He allows only his daughter Meghna to tie it, if I’m not in town.” Tinseltown is notorious for making bhai-bahen out of all and sundry . Not Baba. Says Shabana, “He has never allowed anyone else to become his ‘rakhi sister’. Ours has been a very close bond and I love him deeply. He is the son | Click Here...
Review of ZEE5’s Mee Raqsam: A Glorious Father-Daughter Drama
Mee Raqsam Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Danish Hussain, Aditi Subedi Written and Directed by Baba Azmi Rating: **** In the idyllic village of Mijwan there lives a Muslim girl whose heart beats for the Bharat Natyam dance form. Bharat Natyam??!!! Her family and the village community are aghast. Yeh to kafirin ka kaam hai. How can a decent 15-year old do….this!! Shame!!! I loved the twinkle-eyed irreverence embedded in debutant director Baba Azmi heartwarming nugget. Brimming over with affection warmth and humour Mee Raqsam takes a tender and evocative look | Click Here...
My film is born out of a feeling of harmony, not hatred, and strife: Baba Azmi on Mee Raqsam
“Everything just fell into place,” says celebrated cinematographer Baba Azmi about his directorial debut Mee Raqsam which finally streams on August 21 on Zee5. It’s not been easy for Baba to turn director. But it’s not been so tough either. Says Baba, “The key cast simply fell into place. Naseeruddin Shah, a dear friend, was my first and only choice of the cleric’s role. We’ve known each other for 30 years. I was the cinematographer in his starrers Woh 7 Din and Bezubaan. We’ve remained friends. So when I asked him I wasn’t surprised when he said yes | Click Here...
Mee Raqsam is one of the most important films I’ve done: Naseeruddin Shah
The indomitable Naseeruddin Shah is being seen once again not only in a feature film but also on a webseries. In cinematographer Baba Azmi’s directorial debut Mee Raqsam Naseer stars as a rigid religious leader who learns the true value of a liberal mind the hard way Naseer says he did the film for the sake of Baba Azmi and also because he loved the script. “Mee Raqsam is one of the most important films I’ve done, akin to Khuda Ke Liye which deals with a subject close to my heart and something I myself have gone through.” The actor par excellence h | Click Here...
Shabana Azmi’s Raksha Bandhan Gift For Her Brother Baba Azmi
If there is one person in Shabana Azmi’s life who is more precious to her than husband Javed Akhtar it is her brother Baba Azmi. With the death of their beloved mother Shaukat Kaifi last year, Shabana is now both mother and father to her sibling. This Raksha Bandhan is special for Shabana and Baba. Says Shabana, “This time I am proud to present Baba’s director debut Mee Raqsam which streams on Zee5 on August 21. I think Mee Raqsam happened organically. Abba(father Kaifi Azmi)had once asked Baba many years ago whether he could consider shooting a film in his n | Click Here...