Bollywood
Veteran
Shabana
Azmi
was
honoured
with
the
Taj
Enlighten
Tareef
Award
for
her
outstanding
contribution
to
Hindi
Cinema.
Shabana
Azmi,
who
was
humbled
with
the
gesture
expressed
that
she
is
honoured
to
receive
the
award
which
before
her
were
already
given
to
distinguished
luminaries,
whom
she
looks
up
to.
She
says
thanks
from
the
bottom
of
her
heart
for
honouring
her
with
such
a
prestigious
award.
The
actress
received
the
award
at
the
function
held
at
the
Cinemax
Theatre
on
Sunday.
Brook
Bond
Taj
Mahal
with
the
Enlighten
Film
Society
chose
the
actress
as
the
perfect
contender
for
the
award.
The
Taj
Enlighten
Tareef
Award
screened
some
of
the
best
films
of
the
veteran
like
Ankur,
Ek
Doctor
Ki
Maut,
Godmother,
Dharavi
and
Fire
every
Sunday
at
Cinemax
Versova
from
September
5
onwards.
Earlier
this
award
was
honoured
to
director
Mrinal
Sen,
Screenplay
writer
and
lyricist
Javed
Akhtar
(husband
of
Shabana
Azmi),
and
Bollywood
veteran
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Story first published: Monday, September 20, 2010, 17:15 [IST]