Archive · 7 Aug 2025
Shabana Azmi Recalls Chaotic 'Nasihat' Filming Experience
Shabana Azmi talked about how movies were made in the past!
She and Rajesh Khanna were in a film called 'Nasihat'.
The person writing the script, Kader Khan, was in a different place, so they didn't always have the full script.
They'd film one page, then wait for the next to arrive.
This was different from how some other, more structured movies were made.
It showed a contrast between commercial and other types of cinema.
Shabana Azmi shared an anecdote about the production of the film 'Nasihat'.
The script for 'Nasihat' was written by Kader Khan in another studio.
Azmi recalled filming scenes with Rajesh Khanna without the full script.
The actors would receive pages of the script as they filmed.
The situation highlighted the differences between commercial and parallel cinema.
- Who
- Shabana Azmi and Rajesh Khanna, with script by Kader Khan.
- What
- Shabana Azmi shared an anecdote from the set of 'Nasihat' about how the script was written.
- When
- The anecdote was shared in a recent interview.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To highlight the differences in production styles between commercial and parallel cinema.
- Movie Title
- Nasihat
- Actors
- Shabana Azmi, Rajesh Khanna
- Screenwriter
- Kader Khan
- Type of Cinema
- Commercial