Acting · age 76

Shabana Azmi

Best rated: Neerja (7.6)

Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Shabana Azmi, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Shabana Azmi's career barcodecoolhot

197460 films2026

Current formLast 5: 6.18 vs career 6.58 (−0.40)

As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Average

6.58

32 rated films

Vote weighted

6.58

bigger films count more

Median

6.7

half are better

Consistency

±1.18

rating spread

Career

53y

1974 to 2026

Total votes

228K

across every film

Best

7.6

Neerja

Worst

3.9

Son of the Pink Panther

Newest first

Acting filmography

2026	Batwara 1947	Mai	4.5	3,538
2026	Awarapan 2	Nafisa	6.1	13,178
2023	Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	Jamini Chatterjee	6.5	51,475
2023	Ghoomer	Ani's Dadi	7.5	12,898
2022	What's Love Got to Do with It?	Aisha Khan	6.3	12,744
2020	Kaali Khuhi	Satya Maasi	3.7	1,583
2017	The Black Prince	Rani Jindan	5.8	1,143
2017	Signature Move	Parveen	·	778
2016	Chalk N Duster	Vidya	·	905
2016	Neerja	Rama Bhanot	7.6	25,394
2015	Jazbaa	Garima Chaudhary	5.7	3,854
2013	Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola	Deviji	5.5	6,540
2012	Midnight's Children	Naseem	6.2	3,509
2012	The Reluctant Fundamentalist	Ammi	6.8	15,446
2011	A Decent Arrangement	Preeti Mehta	·	254
2010	It's a Wonderful Afterlife	Mrs. Sethi	5.4	1,753
2008	Sorry Bhai!	Gayatri N. Mathur	6.2	1,097
2007	Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.	Naheed	6.1	3,206
2007	Loins of Punjab Presents	Rrita Kapoor	·	818
2006	Umrao Jaan	Khanum Jaan	5.4	2,187

Better together?

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

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