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Neelima Azeem (born 2 December 1958)[4] is an Indian actress, classical dancer, writer and the mother of actors Shahid Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter.[5][6] She is known in India for her roles in television shows.

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Neelima Azeem
Azeem in 2013
Born	(1958-12-02) 2 December 1958 (age 63) Patna, Bihar, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouses	Pankaj Kapur[1] ​ ​ (m. 1979; div. 1984)​ Rajesh Khattar[2] ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 2001)​ Raza Ali Khan ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2009)​ [3]
Children	Shahid Kapoor Ishaan Khatter

Early life

Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar Azeem, a Marxist journalist and Urdu author from Bihar, and her mother, Khadija, was a relative of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.[7] Azeem studied the Kathak form of Indian classical dance and was trained under Birju Maharaj and Munna Shukla.[5][6][8]

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]} In 2014, she performed at the PanchTatva annual Kathak festival organized by Birju Maharaj's Kalashram at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Campus in Mumbai.[5] She also worked in the Hindi movie Sadak opposite Deepak Tijori.[9]

Personal life

She married Pankaj Kapoor in the year 1979 but they later divorced.[10] Her son Shahid Kapoor is a Bollywood actor.[11] She later married Rajesh Khattar and had a son Ishaan Khattar who is also a Bollywood actor.[12]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2018	The Illegal	Mummy
2018	Blackmail	Dolly's mother
2017	Sthir	Guru of Belarusian girl learning Kathak	Short film Screened at the 2017 Berlin Short Film Festival[13]
2017	Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun	Nabi
2016	Alif	Zahara	Premièred in the Indian International Film Festival of Queensland
2013	Dehraadun Diary	Mrs Thakur, Vishesh's mother
2012	Future To Bright Hai Ji	Romila Motwani
2008	Yaari Mere Yaar Ki
2007	Just Married (2007 film)	Ritika's Aunty
2003	Ishq Vishk	Mrs. Mathur, Rajiv's mother
2003	Hum Hai Pyar Mein
2000	Kaala Mandir
1999	Sooryavansham	Amitabh Bachchan's daughter-in-law	[14]
1997	Itihaas	Naveli
1996	Hahakar	Ragini
1996	Chhota Sa Ghar	Agni
1994	Aaja Re O Sajna
1993	Dil Apna Preet Parai	Neelima
1992	Karm Yodha	Sameer's sister
1992	Nagin Aur Lootere	Neelam
1991	Sadak	Chanda
1990	Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro	Mumtaz

Television

Year	Show	Character	Channel	Notes
2010	Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein		STAR One	[15]
2007	Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein	Devyani	Star Plus	[16]
2007	Dhoom Machaao Dhoom		Disney Channel India	[15]
2003	Kashmeer	Munira Bhatt	Star Plus
2002	Amrapali		Doordarshan	[17]
1998	Saans	Ajit's estranged wife	Star Plus
1996	Hina
1994	Shanti	Iravati	DD National
1994	Junoon		Doordarshan
1993	Zameen Aasmaan		Doordarshan
1993	Bible Ki Kahaniyan	Rebecca	DD National
1992	Talaash		Doordarshan	[15]
1990	The Sword of Tipu Sultan	Mumtaz	DD National
1990	Titli	Shalini	Doordarshan	Tele film
1989	Phir Wahi Talash	Shehnaz	Doordarshan

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2019	Mom & Co.[18]	Suhasini Joshi	The Zoom Studios
2019	Halala[19]		Ullu on-demand streaming platform

References

External links

• Neelima Azeem at IMDb 
• Neelima Azeem at Bollywood Hungama

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