Shabana Azmi has been married to veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar for almost 40 years now but the couple never embraced parenthood. The actress, who cannot bear a kid due to medical reasons, recently spoke about society making her feel incomplete and accepting the reality.

Shabana Azmi discussed the challenges of not having children with Javed Akhtar, emphasizing that women often measure self-worth through family roles. Inspired by her mother’s perspective on fulfillment through work,

Shabana Azmi, who has won five National Awards, has worked in over 100 films. She has featured in critically-acclaimed films like Arth, Bhavna, Neerja, Khandar, Masoom, Paar, Tehzeeb, Godmother, Fire and Sati among many others.

During an exclusive interview with Filmfare, Shabana Azmi said husband Javed Akhtar remembers no special dates except her birthday.