Shabana Azmi Makes A Candid Confession About Religion, Says Javed Akhtar Is A Staunch Atheist

Shabana Azmi reveals she loves Eid, Urdu, the food and Muslim culture but has ‘no association with religion’ and doesn’t read namaz, due to atheist father Kaifi Azmi’s influence: ‘It’s really a private matter’

Shabana Azmi shares insights from her upbringing, with an atheist father and a mother who practiced religion more casually. She expresses that her faith manifests through personal language rather than rituals, advocating for individual choice in belief. Azmi stresses the need for clear boundaries between religion and state, perceiving the struggle for secularism as a clash between progressive thinkers and intolerant factions.

Shabana Azmi Makes A Candid Confession About Religion, Says Javed Akhtar Is A Staunch Atheist

Shabana Azmi opens up about her Muslim identity, husband Javed Akhtar’s atheism and why she believes religion should remain a personal choice for everyone.

I don't read namaz, have no association with religion: Shabana Azmi on faith

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi discussed her Muslim identity and non-practising relationship with religion. She said faith is private, and the state should not interfere.

‘I’m a Muslim, but don’t read namaz,’ says Shabana Azmi: ‘No association with religion’

Shabana Azmi said that she does not practice Islam and shared that her husband, Javed Akhtar, is a 'staunch atheist'.

Shabana Azmi Reflects on Faith and Secularism

Background of Shabana Azmi’s Upbringing Shabana Azmi, the veteran Indian actor, has recently shared insights into her relationship with faith, shaped significantly by her upbringing. Raised in a household where her father was an atheist and her mother practiced religion casually, Azmi’s perspective on faith is both personal and nuanced. She has expressed a fondness […]