Shabana Azmi Honoured in New York

The legendary Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York, which trained icons such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, gave a rare honor to master actress Shabana Azmi. After seeing her acclaimed solo play Broken Images, Institute President Victoria Kraner personally invited Shabana Azmi to visit the school and hold an acting masterclass for NYU theater students. This marks a historic moment as Azmi is the first Indian actor to receive such an invitation from the institution considered to be the center of acting.

Shabana Azmi was delighted and said: “Yes, I was invited to the master class at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. Like all awards, this motivates me to continue working and never ceases to admire yourself. And if the recognition of your work makes our country proud, then I am happy.”