Seema Azmi
| Seema | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Seema 8 January Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Theater and Film Actress |
| Known for | Chak De! India (film) |
Seema Azmi (also known as "Seema") is an Indian film and theater actress. She was born in Guwahati, Assam, India, with Azamgarh origin,[1] and was brought up in Delhi where she completed her schooling and her graduation from Delhi university. She joined National School of Drama, Delhi,[2] completed her training in 2001 and was selected for the NSD Repertory Company the same year. She is currently an eminent Bollywood actor, theatre director and writer.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Water | Deepa Mehta | Bahu- Rani |
| 2007 | Chak De! India | Shimit Amin | Rani Dispotta |
| 2008 | Saas Bahu Aur Sensex | Shona Urvashi | Lata K. Kodialbal |
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | John Madden | Anokhi |
| 2011 | Aarakshan | Prakash Jha | Shambhu Yadav's Wife |
| 2014 | Sound of Silence: The Collision of Storms Within (Short) | Vipin Paraashar | The Girl |
| 2015 | Chitrafit 3.0 Megapixel | Divakar Ghodake | Shavla |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | John Madden | Anokhi |
Upcoming Films
- Mohalla Assi - (under production)
- Ram Bhajan Zindabaad (under production)
- Bumper Draw (under production)
- Global Baba (under production)
- Six X (under production)
Theatre Experience
- She has worked with eminent Theatre personalities like: John Russell Brown, Peter James, Robin Das, M. K. Raina, K. N. Pannikar, Prof. Ram Gopal Bajaj, Kirti Jain, Prof. D. R. Ankur, Waman Kendre, Sanjay Upadhyay, Hema Singh, Amal Allana, Robert Clare, Dr. Anuradha Kapoor, Mohan Maharishi, Bhanu Bharti, Rajendra Nath, Prasanna, Ranjit Kapoor, Piyush Mishra, Arvind Gaur, Shahid Anwar, Pt. Satyadev Dubey, Raghunandan, Tripurari Sharma, Mahesh Dattani, Lillete Dubey etc.
- Wedding album, a play directed by Lillete Dubey and written by Girish Karnad, has been performed by her, almost 150 shows in India and abroad.
- She is running her own theatre group "Shila Shringar"; the aim is to bring together artists in professional theatre, theatre activists and amateurs passionate about theater to create something meaningful, inspirational but entertaining as well.
- Sara is a maiden venture of Shila Shringar. It's a solo performance written by Shahid Anwar, directed by Mahesh Dattani and performed by Seema Azmi. It is staged in various theater festivals.
Early years
Azmi joined Asmita theatre group, Delhi in 1996.[3] Her plays include Girish Karnad's Rakt Kalyan (Taledanda), Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions, Ek Mamooli Aadmi, Swadesh Deepak's Court Martial, and Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist.[4]
References
- ↑ Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee (2012-08-15). "Seema Azmi: An Actress with a Difference". Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ National School of Drama Alumni List For The Year 2001 Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Dipanita Nath (2010-04-06). "To Sara, with Love". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Prominent Actor's of Asmita theatre
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