Famous and beautiful actress Shabana Azmi received the prestigious Taj Enlighten Tareef Award for her excellent involvement in Hindi cinema.

 

A happy Shabana said, "Today, I am getting the award which has been received by so many distinguished luminaries before me, whose work I have really admired. I feel humble and thank you from the bottom of my heart."

 

Shabana received the award from Brook Bond Taj Mahal in union with Enlighten Film Society. The Taj Enlighten Tareef Award presented a retrospective of Shabana Azmi from September, 5 where her best movies were screened at Cinemax Versova on Sundays. Movies that were shown include Fire, Ankur, Dharavi, Ek Doctor Ki Maut and Godmother.

 

Others who were bestowed with this prestigious award are Shabana's husband and renowned lyricist, Javed Akhtar, Mrinal Sen, director and Amitabh Bachchan, actor.