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Shabana Azmi is not only well-known for her nuanced acting skills but also for her bold activism.
Shabana Azmi kicked off her acting career by winning the National Award For Best Actress in her debut movie, Ankur, in 1974. This should say enough about the accomplished actress’ talent and passion. What’s more, she went on to win 5 more National Awards – 3 of which were won in consecutive years.
Shabana Azmi was not afraid of taking up controversial or off-beat roles, such as that of a woman embracing homosexuality in conservative India, in the movie Fire. Her poise and polished acting skills won her praise for realistically portraying all the characters that she played, while her choice of strong characters also brought criticism and outrage to her door.
In recent times, Shabana Azmi has also been in the news for fighting for the rights of the poor and the downtrodden in India. She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund and also a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Among a host of other awards and accolades, Shabana Azmi was awarded the Padma Shri as well as the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For giving her best to her work and for contributing immensely to the Indian film scene
– For lending her celebrity status to several social causes such as campaigns against ostracizing victims of AIDs
– For voicing her opinions and supporting women’s rights despite facing flak from certain quarters
*Photo source: I Love India.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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