Neelima Azeem
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Neelima Azeem
| image = Neelima-Azeem.jpg
| caption = Azeem in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Patna, Bihar, India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1989–present
| spouse = {{ubl
|{{marriage|Pankaj Kapur{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-ishaan-khatter-his-10-best-family-pics-with-shahid-kapoor-mira-rajput/story-YHLzRJ0wXgzlo87ZHY4wRK.html |title=Happy birthday Ishaan Khatter: His 10 best family pics with Shahid Kapoor, Mira Rajput |date=1 November 2019 |website=Hindustan Times}}|1979|1984|reason=div}}
|{{marriage|Rajesh Khattar{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/beyhadh-actor-rajesh-khattar-blessed-with-baby-boy-at-the-age-of-53-1593802-2019-08-31 |title=Beyhadh actor Rajesh Khattar blessed with baby boy at the age of 53 |date=31 August 2019 |website=India Today}}|1990|2001|reason=div}}
|{{marriage|Raza Ali Khan|2004|2009|reason=div}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/features/bollywood-stars-married-thrice/ |title=Sanjay Dutt, Lucky Ali, Kishore Kumar - Meet the Bollywood stars who found love thrice in marriage |date=31 March 2020 |website=Bollywood Bubble}}
}}
| children = Shahid Kapoor
Ishaan Khatter
}}
Neelima Azeem (born 2 December 1958){{Cite web |first=Pranita |last=Chaubey |date=2 December 2020 |title=Here's What Mira Rajput Wrote In Her Birthday Note For Mother-In-Law Neelima Azeem |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/heres-what-mira-rajput-wrote-in-her-birthday-note-for-mother-in-law-neelima-azeem-2333273 |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=NDTV.com}} is an Indian actress, classical dancer, writer and the mother of actors Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter.{{Cite web |title=Meet Shahid Kapoor Family |url=http://www.lightscamerabollywood.com/shahid-kapoor-family-pics-with-ex-step-father-rajesh-khattar-half-brother-ishaan-khattar-and-mother-neelima-azeem/ |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804004616/http://www.lightscamerabollywood.com/shahid-kapoor-family-pics-with-ex-step-father-rajesh-khattar-half-brother-ishaan-khattar-and-mother-neelima-azeem/ |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=dead}} She is known in India for her roles in television shows.
Early life
Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar Azeem, a journalist and Urdu author from Bihar, and her mother, Khadija, was a relative of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.{{Cite web |last=KBR |first=Upala |date=13 June 2016 |title=Like Shahid, Ishaan is a fabulous dancer, says mom Neelima Azim on his Bollywood debut |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-neelima-azim-opens-up-about-younger-son-ishan-khattar-s-bollywood-debut-2222943 |access-date=21 July 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}} Azeem studied the Kathak form of Indian classical dance and was trained under Birju Maharaj and Munna Shukla.{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/neelima-azeem-kathak-pandit-birju-maharaj-shahid-kapoor-195552-2014-06-03 |title=Shahid Kapoor's mom Neelima Azeem back to stage after 40 years |date=3 June 2014 |website=India Today}}{{cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/neelima_azeem-profile-2581-14.htm |title=Neelima Azeem |website=veethi.com}}
Career
Azeem appears in both Hindi-language movies and in television series, she also did many historical and drama movies, Phir Wahi Talash, Amrapali, The Sword of Tipu Sultan and Junoon.{{Citation needed|date= January 2020}} In 2014, she performed at the PanchTatva annual Kathak festival organized by Birju Maharaj's Kalashram at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Campus in Mumbai. She also worked in the Hindi movie Sadak opposite Deepak Tijori.{{Cite web |title=Bihar Urdu Youth Forum |url=http://urduyouthforum.org/biography/biography-Neelima-Azeem.html }}
Personal life
She married Pankaj Kapoor in the year 1979 but they later divorced.{{Cite web |date=8 May 2021 |title=Neelima Azeem opens up about her divorce from Pankaj Kapur when son Shahid Kapoor was 3.5 years old |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-neelima-azeem-opens-up-about-her-divorce-from-pankaj-kapur-when-son-shahid-kapoor-was-35-years-old-2889454 |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}} Her son Shahid Kapoor is a Bollywood actor.{{Cite web |date=14 April 2021 |title=Neelima Azeem on relationship with son Shahid Kapoor, daughter-in-law Mira Rajput: 'He is honest and brave, she is my friend' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neelima-azeem-relationship-with-son-shahid-kapoor-mira-rajput-he-is-honest-and-brave-she-is-my-friend-7271237/ |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} She later married Rajesh Khattar and had a son Ishaan Khatter who is also a Bollywood actor.{{Cite web |date=12 April 2021 |title=Neelima Azeem on her failed marriages with Pankaj Kapur and Rajesh Khattar: 'Experienced grief, rejection, anxiety' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/neelima-azeem-on-her-failed-marriages-with-pankaj-kapur-and-rajesh-khattar-experienced-grief-rejection-anxiety-pain-101618223704481.html |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
Filmography
{{BLP sources section|date=November 2022}}
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Film ! scope="col"|Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes |
| 2018
!scope="row"|The Illegal |Mummy | |
| 2018
!scope="row"|Blackmail |Dolly's mother | |
| 2017
!scope="row"|Sthir |Guru of Belarusian girl learning Kathak |Short film |
| 2017
!scope="row"|Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun |Nabi | |
| 2016
!scope="row"|Alif |Zahara |Premièred in the Indian International Film Festival of Queensland |
| 2013
!scope="row"|Dehraadun Diary |Mrs Thakur, Vishesh's mother | |
| 2012
!scope="row"|Future To Bright Hai Ji |Romila Motwani | |
| 2008
!scope="row"|Yaari Mere Yaar Ki | | |
| 2007
!scope="row"|Just Married |Ritika's Aunty | |
| 2003
!scope="row"|Ishq Vishk |Mrs. Mathur, Rajiv's mother | |
| 2003
!scope="row"|Hum Hai Pyar Mein | | |
| 2000
!scope="row"|Kaala Mandir | | |
| 1999
!scope="row"|Sooryavansham |Amitabh Bachchan's daughter-in-law | |
| 1997
!scope="row"|Itihaas |Naveli | |
| 1996
!scope="row"|Hahakar |Ragini | |
| 1996
!scope="row"|Chhota Sa Ghar |Agni | |
| 1994
!scope="row"|Aaja Re O Sajna | | |
| 1993
!scope="row"|Dil Apna Preet Parai |Neelima | |
| 1992
!scope="row"|Karm Yodha |Sameer's sister | |
| 1992
!scope="row"|Nagin Aur Lootere |Neelam | |
| 1991
!scope="row"|Sadak |Chanda | |
| 1990
!scope="row"|Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro |Mumtaz |
=Television=
= Web series =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col" width="10%"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Platform !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | ||||
| 2019 | Mom & Co.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2019 |title=Actor Neelima Azeem Makes a Comeback with Web Series Mom & Co. |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/actor-neelima-azeem-makes-a-comeback-with-web-series-mom-co-2049955.html |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}} | Suhasini Joshi | The Zoom Studios | |
| 2019 | Halala{{cite news |last= |first= |date=16 April 2019 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/halala-actress-shafaq-naaz-opens-up-about-steamy-sex-scene-in-web-series-i-was-very-hesitant-1503249-2019-04-16 |title=Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant |newspaper=India Today}} | Ullu on-demand streaming platform |
References
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:Indian television actresses