Azmi’s co-actors include Emma Thompson, Lily James, Shazad Latif, Rob Brydon, Asim Chaudhry and Pakistani star Sajal Ali, who featured in the Sridevi-starrer Mom (2017).
Shabana Azmi
Earlier, Shabana Azmi shooting in Budapest for Steven Spielberg's Halo. This futuristic sci-fi adventure television series Halo, which has been adapted from a video game. The Otto Bathurst-directed venture, also featuring Pablo Schreiber and Natascha McElhone, sees Azmi play Admiral Margaret Parangosky, the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence.
In an interview with mid-day, Shabana Azmi shared what it was like working on the sets of Hollywood. "One is a historical drama and the other, a futuristic sci-fi show! An actor cannot ask for more diverse subjects."
Shabana Azmi further added, "Now, we have proper call sheets. Earlier, that was not the case [in Bollywood]. I remember, Rajesh Khanna and I were shooting a scene in Khar for Aravind Sen's film [Nasihat, 1986] while Kader Khan was writing the next scene in RK Studios, where he was shooting for another film! It's a miracle that we, actors, managed to bring any authenticity at all."
