Mumbai, June 11 - Shabana Azmi is the most academically qualified actress in India by far and now the veteran actress is all set to receive another doctorate, this time from the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver Wednesday.

This would be the "Masoom" actress's fourth honorary degree. Earlier, she has received the same honour from Leeds University in Britain, the Jamia Millia Islamia and the Jadavpur University.

Mumbai, April 22 : The news of the rape of a five-year-old girl has left the entire Bollywood numb, including actor-activist Shabana Azmi. She feels that the problem lies in the society and individuals.

The 61-year-old will talk abut "gender sensitisation" at a conference organised by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the national capital April 29.

New Delhi, Jan 23 : Noted actress and social activist Shabana Azmi Wednesday said she was "surprised" that despite the presence of many women in the television entertainment industry, they are reinforcing stereotypes of women.

Mumbai, Sep 18 : Shabana Azmi received lots of birthday wishes as she turned 62 Tuesday, but there was something amiss.

She was missing the late Mona Kapoor, ex-wife of Bollywood filmmaker Boney Kapoor. Mona died earlier this year after battling multiple organ cancer for about five months.

"So early in the morning and so many birthday wishes already... Thank you all from the bottom of my heart," Shabana tweeted.

Mumbai, Aug 23 - Bollywood celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar and Imran Khan will lend support to Shabana Azmi's Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS) by wearing clothes made by the NGO's girls at an upcoming fashion event.

MWS works for the empowerment of the girl child in rural India, and will hold the Mijwan Sonnets In Fabric for the third consecutive year. It will be held at the Grand Hyatt here Sep 3.