Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi is a veteran Indian actress and playback singer who played Abhilasha Grewal in the 24.

Azmi has often worked with filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta and appeared in films such as City of Joy (1992), Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Daughters of this Century (2001), Waterborne (2005), 15 Park Avenue (2005), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) and Midnight's Children. She is married to acclaimed writer Javed Akhtar.