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Urmila Matondkar wishes screen mom Shabana Azmi with a sweet post: The ‘Maa' that CineMa gave me

Urmila Matondkar wishes screen mom Shabana Azmi with a sweet post: The ‘Maa' that CineMa gave me

Shabana Azmi and Urmila Matondkar

Bollywood star Urmila Matondkar gave a sweet tribute to her screen mother Shabana Azmi on her 74th birthday. Urmila posteda string of photos on Instagram to wish Azmi which included a BTS image from the sets of the 1983 Shekhar Kapur film Masoom. Azmi had played Matondkar's mother in the film which also featured Naseeruddin Shah and Jugal Hansraj.

In her caption, Urmila wrote, “The ‘Maa' that CineMa gave me..and cheesy as it may sound I can always say to anyone ‘Mere paas Maa hai' 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.”

“Nothing can precisely describe the bond that I share with you which both of us have so carefully woven over almost 4 decades n tremendously cherished. May you continue to brighten our paths n show us the way to love, life n great heights,” she added.

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Shabana Azmi turned74 on September 18.

Shabana Azmi and Urmila Matondkar have shared screen space in multiple films including Masoom, Tehzeeb, Karm and Bhavna.

Meanwhile, Shabana Azmi rang on her special day in New York with friends. The veteran actress shared a video on Instagram where she would be seen cutting a cake while others sang "Happy Birthday" for her. The side note read, “The birthday celebrations have started right from #New York . Thank you lovely friends.”

The veteran actress also completed 50 years in the entertainment industry recently. To mark the big achievement, the International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) Toronto 2024 will honour the actress' contributions to cinema during its 13th edition.

Shabana Azmi was last seen in Ghoomer alongside Saiyami Kher and Abhishek Bachchan and in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Ranii Ki Prem Kahani alongside Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh. She will next appear in Bun Tikki with Abhay Deol and Zeenat Aman.