Bollywood celebrities Farah Khan, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Urmila Matondkar and Richa Chadha celebrated veteran actress Shabana Azmi’s 74th birthday on Wednesday.
Taking to Instagram, the celebrities shared pictures and videos from the birthday bash. Farah dropped a video featuring Shabana, Urmila and Vidya, who joked about the veteran actress turning 50 instead of 74.
Giving a glimpse of Shabana, Farah said, “We are at the 50th birthday of living legend none other than Shabana Azmi. 50th birthday really?” “50th? This is your 50th?” Urmila chimed in, prompting Vidya to quip, “No, no. 40th na?”
“Here with 2 of the best dancers in Bollywood!! @azmishabana18 n @balanvidya .. n oh.. there s also @urmilamatondkarofficial 😜 happy birthday Shabana,” Farah captioned the video.
Urmila shared a set of throwback pictures of her and Shabana. “The ‘Maa’ that CineMa gave me..and cheesy as it may sound I can always say to anyone ‘Mere paas Maa hai’. Happy Birthday dearest Shabanaji,” she wrote in a note alongside the photos.
“It has been an absolute pleasure n an incredible privilege to have seen you, worked with you, understood n learnt a great deal from you which still continues. Nothing can precisely describe the bond that I share with you which both of us have so carefully woven for almost 4 decades n tremendously cherished. May you continue to brighten our paths n show us the way to love, life n great heights,” Urmila added.
Dia also posted pictures from the birthday party. A video shows all of them posing together for a picture, while Richa’s husband Ali Fazal is heard saying from behind the camera, “Nothing bas video nikaal raha tha (only recording a video).”
“Happy Birthday Shabana Amma ♥️🤗😍 You are our inspiration, our cheerleader and the glue that holds us together. We are so lucky to call you our own. As you complete 50 years in cinema this month please know that you are deeply cherished. Thank you for being the absolute best. We love you @azmishabana18,” Dia wrote alongside the pictures.
Shabana was last seen in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani alongside Dharmendra, Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt.
