doweshowbellyad0 shabana azmi toi photomore picsshabana azmi tells at all about hobnobbing around the globe and going to the united nations shabana azmi should endorse an energy drink this grand dame of indian cinema whos known both for her unconventional beauty and unbridled talent never seems to get tired she sprints from cinema to theatre social activism to international engagements with never so much as a whimper i have been travelling the world over with a play that is based on the lives of my parents its written by my husband javed akhtar and together as we tour the world we are getting standing ovations beams azmi one remembers that azmi had been in ahmedabad four years ago with a play the spirit of anne frank yes it was a beautiful play that merged the contemporary atmosphere of violence and mistrust between different communities with an understanding that every one of us is similar in more ways than one we are going to bring the play i am involved with recently to ahmedabad as wellbut before that azmis latest film loins of punjab presents is out at the theatres and she says she loved playing rita kapoor in the film who takes part in a new jersey desi idol singing contest she is a complete wannabe who wants to win that 25000 to ostensibly give it to charity only that she does many uncharitable things in the bargain laughs azmi azmi says she has all along believed in working with new directors right through my career i have always believed in the power of fresh new voices and i continue to do it now i had loved the script of the film and i found its director to be a man with humour and a noticeable sparkazmi says its a wonderful time in indian cinema because with the multiplex revolution filmmakers dont have to necessarily cater to the backwaters of the country or to the heartland they can do without pampering the lowest common denominator they can make a film for a niche multiplex going audience and not only earn their money back but be very very successful the stupendous success of bheja fry proves thatazmi also finds the current lot of bollywood directors to be bright young minds bollywood is besieged by this breed of urban english speaking directors who come up with brilliant scripts the only thing that their films needs is the right kind of marketingand while azmi speaks of marketing on one hand she carries on with her social activism with a natural zeal on the other i am going to the un as an action aid ambassador to bargain with the world body to put food on the table they have pledged to reduce hunger by half till 2016 but as of now every day some 35000 people across the globe die of hunger and one wonders where does azmi get this passion i am not deterred when fanatics target me both extremist hardliners from