“I'm not a great stickler for giving or receiving presents on birthdays...” — Shabana Azmi Quote

I'm not a great stickler for giving or receiving presents on birthdays, anniversaries, etc. as a 'must do.' I prefer giving a gift without occasion if I feel it's something a friend will like.

'Aurat' is an iconic poem which is relevant 70 years later and informs me in the work I do with women.

I take care to conduct myself formally in public and not be brash. That is a given for people in public life. But I'm very bohemian and informal when I'm with friends.

Hindi cinema needs to make working women and women of substance more visible.

When I entered the industry in the early 1970s, I was a gold medalist from the film institute, Pune. That was when graduates from the film institute were very quickly absorbed by the mainstream commercial industry.

One time, I had a guy, when I was performing at Caesar's Palace, and during the course of the show, I offered him an anniversary gift for him and his wife, and it was her watch wrapped in a little package.

Yes, it was love at first sight. I feel that after all these years, I have finally found my soul mate.

The three hundredth anniversary of the Salem witch trials of 1692 comes at a time when witchcraft commands a scholarly attention that would have been puzzling in 1892 or even in 1792.

I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.