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Neelima Azeem (born 2 December 1958) is an Indian actress, classical dancer, writer and the mother of actors Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter. She is known in India for her roles in television shows.
Neelima Azeem is an Indian actress, Kathak dancer, and writer. She is recognised for her contributions to Hindi films and TV series. She is the mother of two well-known Bollywood actors, Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter. She revealed in an interview that she began dancing when she was only two years old.
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Neelima Azeem was born on Tuesday, 2 December 1958 (age 64 years; as of 2022) in Moscow. She attended All Saints’ College in Nainital. She completed her schooling at Mater Dei School, Tilak Lane, New Delhi. She pursued an M.A. in Kathak at Sangeet Natak Akademi in Delhi.
After her divorce from Pankaj Kapur, Neelima Azeem dated the television actor Rajesh Khattar for a year. The actors met each other on a film set and soon became friends. After a while, they started dating. In an interview, Rajesh Khattartalked about it and said,
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name was Anwar Azeem. He was a Marxist journalist and an Urdu author. Her mother’s name was Khadija. Her brother, A N Anwer, is an actor.
Other Relatives
The popular film director, novelist, and journalist, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas was her mother’s maternal uncle. The popular TV producer and costume designer Saba Zaidi is her first cousin.
Husband & Children
She got married thrice. She got married for the first time to Indian actor Pankaj Kapur in 1979. Together, they have a son named Shahid Kapoor, who is a popular Bollywood actor. The couple got divorced in 1984. She got married for the second time to the popular television actor Rajesh Khattar in 1990. They together have a son namedIshaan Khatter, who is also a Bollywood actor. The couple call their marriage off in 2001. In an interview, Rajesh Khattar talked about it and mentioned that the re...
Television
Neelima Azeem debuted as an actor in 1989 with the TV series ‘Phir Wahi Talash’ in which she played the role of Shehnaz. The TV series proved to be the breakthrough of her career. She rose to fame after playing the role of Mumtaz in the historical TV series ‘The Sword of Tipu Sultan’ (1990) which aired on DD National. In 2002, she appeared in the historical drama TV serial ‘Amrapali’ starring Shilpa Shinde. She has worked in various television series including ‘Talaash’ (1992), ‘Bible Ki Kaha...
Film
She debuted in the Bollywood film industry with the film ‘Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro’ (1989) in which she played the role of Mumtaz. She appeared as ‘Chanda’ in the 1991 film ‘Sadak,’ starring Sanjay Dutt. In 2003, she played the role of Rajiv Mathur’s (played by Shahid Kapoor) mother in Shahid’s debut film ‘Ishq Vishk.’ Her performance as Zeher Raza in the film ‘Alif’ (2016) was praised by the audience. The film was later premiered at the Indian International Film Festival of Queensland. Some of...
Web Series
In 2019, she played the role of Suhasini Joshi in the web series ‘Mom & Co.’ which premiered on the YouTube channel ‘Zoom Studios.’ In the same year, she appeared in the web series ‘Halala,’ which was released on the OTT platform Ullu.
She is the recipient of the Indira Gandhi Award that she received for her excellence in dance.In 2017, she received the Dr Bababsaheb Ambedkar Novel Award.Neelima Azeem receiving the Dr Bababsaheb Ambedkar Novel AwardDancer(s):Bharati Gupta, Saswati SenActor: Irrfan KhanIn an interview, she revealed that she started dancing at the age of two and did her first stage performance at the age of four.
Neelima Azeem is an Indian actress known for her roles in TV shows like ‘Phir Wahi Talash’, ‘Amrapali’, ‘The Sword of Tipu Sultan’, and ‘Junoon’. She is the mother of the actors Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter.
Dec 2, 2022 · Neelima Azeem reflects on her life as a single mother who made a place for herself in the film industry, her relationship with son Shahid Kapoor and that one advice that Mahesh Bhatt gave her.
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