Shabana Azmi celebrates her '50th birthday' with Dia, Richa, Vidya, Farah and Urmila
Shabana Azmi celebrated her special day with friends
Shabana Azmi had more than one reason to celebrate September 18. The veteran actress turned 74 on Wednesday and also recently completed 50 years in the arc lights. Azmi hosted an intimate celebration for her friends and family members at her Mumbai home. Farah Khan, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Urmila Matondkar, Richa Chadha, Shibani Dandekar, Ali Fazal, and Tanvi Azmi were some of the celebrities who attended the party.
Several of the guests shared pictures and videos from the party. Choreographer Farah Khan shared a cute video that featured Azmi with Urmila Matondkar and Vidya Balan.In the video, the camera first pointed towards a decorated flower piece titled '50'.
Giving a glimpse of it and then at Shabana, she said, "We are at the 50th birthday of living legend none other than Shabana Azmi. 50th birthday really?" Urmila Matondkar joined in and added, "50th? This is your 50th?"
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Vidya Balan joined them and said, "No, no. 40th na?" Both of them hugged Shabana and wished her on her special day. Sharing the video, Farah wrote, "Here with 2 of the best dancers in Bollywood!! @azmishabana18 n @balanvidya .. n oh.. there s also @urmilamatondkarofficial (winking face with tongue emoji) happy birthday Shabana (red heart emoji)."
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Urmila wishes Shabanawith throwback photos
Earlier in the day, Urmila shared a bunch of throwback photos featuring her and Shabana. She wrote, “The 'Maa' that CineMa gave me..and cheesy as it may sound I can always say to anyone 'Mere paas Maa hai (I've a mother)'. Happy Birthday dearest Shabanaji. It has been an absolute pleasure n an incredible privilege to have seen you, worked with you, understood n learnt a great deal from you which still continues.”
She added, "Nothing can precisely describe the bond that I share with you which both of us have so carefully woven for almost 4 decades n tremendously cherished. May you continue to brighten our paths n show us the way to love, life n great heights."
Dia Mirza shared a few photos and videos from the party.
In a clip, all of them posed and Richa's husband-actor Ali Fazal behind the camera said, "Nothing bas video nikaal raha tha (only recording a video)." Dia also gave a glimpse of Shabana's birthday cake. Dia captioned the images as, "Happy Birthday Shabana Amma. You are our inspiration, our cheerleader and the glue that holds us together. We are so lucky to call you our own. As you complete 50 years in cinema this month please know that you are deeply cherished. Thank you for being the absolute best. We love you @azmishabana18."
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"Thank you @mantagoyal for a wonderful evening! @therichachadha @urmilamatondkarofficial @balanvidya @tanviazmiofficial @shibaniakhtar @anjalidineshanand Thank you @alifazal9 for the photos and the mad video! May we always laugh together. We missed you in this photo @sandymridul @konkona @shahanagoswami @divyadutta25 @tannishtha_c," concluded her note.