Neelima Azeem is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n film and TV

Television

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 actress.

Biography

Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar Azeem, a prominent Marxist

Marxism

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 journalist

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 and Urdu author

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, who was the grand son of film director, screen writer, Urdu novelist and journalist Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas , popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages...

.
She got married to Pankaj Kapoor

Pankaj Kapoor

Pankaj Kapur is an Indian theatre, television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He has appeared in several television serials and films. His most acclaimed film roles to date have been that of Dr...

 but later got divorced. Her son Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...

 is a Bollywood

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 actor.

Career

Azeem studied the Kathak

Kathak

Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...

 form of Indian classical dance under Birju Maharaj

Birju Maharaj

Brijmo Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj is currently the leading exponent of the Varanasi Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father...

 and Munna Shukla

Munna Shukla

Munna Shukla is a Kathak guru and choreographer of Lucknow Gharana based in New Delhi, India. Born to a family who has been involved in dance for generations, Munna Shukla specializes in Kathak, a classical dance form of North India...

. She is known in India for her roles in television shows. She also worked in the Hindi movie Sadak

Sadak

Sadak is a 1991 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt.-Plot:The film was made famous by the excellent portrayal of a eunuch - Maharani by [Sadashiv Amrapurkar] who is an evil madam running a brothel that employs many girls including the characters of Pooja Bhatt and Neelima Azim. Sanjay Dutt's...

opposite Deepak Tijori

Deepak Tijori

Born on 28 August 1961 in Mumbai, Deepak Tijori , is an actor who has worked for Bollywood. He has made over 35 film appearances as an actor and made his directorial debut in 2003. He is noted for directing the 2005 film, Fareb, starring sisters Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty...

.

Filmography

• Yaari Mere Yaar Ki (2008) (post-production)
• Just Married
  Just Married (2007 film)
  Just Married is a Bollywood film released in 2007. Meghna Gulzar is the director of the film which stars Fardeen Khan and Esha Deol. The film follows the lives of two individuals who have committed to an arranged marriage. Filming took place in Mumbai and Ooty .- Synopsis :The movie is about five...
  
  (2007)
• Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...
  
  (2003) ...... Mrs. Mathur/Rajiv's Mom
• Hum Hai Pyar Mein (2003)
• Kaala Mandir (2000)
• Itihaas (1997) ...... Naveli
• Hahakar (1996) ...... Ragini
• Chhota Sa Ghar (1996)
• Zamana Deewana
  Zamana Deewana
  Zamaana Deewana is a Hindi movie which was directed by Ramesh Sippy and released in India in 1995. It stars Shahrukh Khan and Raveena Tandon as the leading pair, with Shatrughan Sinha Jeetendra playing their parents, respectively...
  
  (1995)...... Nisha
• Aaja Re O Sajna (1994)
• Dil Apna Preet Parai (1993)
• Karm Yoddha (1992)
• Nagin Aur Lutera (1992) ...... Neelam
• Sadak
  Sadak
  Sadak is a 1991 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt.-Plot:The film was made famous by the excellent portrayal of a eunuch - Maharani by [Sadashiv Amrapurkar] who is an evil madam running a brothel that employs many girls including the characters of Pooja Bhatt and Neelima Azim. Sanjay Dutt's...
  
  (1991)
• Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
  Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
  Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro is a 1989 Indian film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, with Pavan Malhotra as lead. The film won the 1990 National Film Award for Best Cinematography.-Plot:...
  
  (1990) ...... Mumtaz

Television

• Phir Wohi Talaash
• The Sword of Tipu Sultan
• Junoon
• Saans
• Talaash
• Kashmir
• Dhoom Machaao Dhoom
  Dhoom Machaao Dhoom
  Dhoom Machaao Dhoom was a Hindi programme which used to air on Disney Channel India. It premiered on January 8, 2007, with a one-hour special introductory episode, which had songs by the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs winner, Sanchita Bhattacharya. She performed the song Aisa jadoo in the same episode...
  
  
• Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein
  Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein
  Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein is an Indian television series on STAR One which used to be aired every Monday to Friday at 9:00pm from 22nd November 2010 to 14th October 2011 and produced by Sanjay Surkar and Monish Sekhri. The show premiered on 22nd November 2010. It is a love story set in a Political...
  
  

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