Shabana Azmi wows Chicago with Signature Move

2 Oct 2017

This weekShabanaAzmiwas in Chicago for the screening of her new international project Signature Move , about the relationship between a Muslim lesbian wrestler and her conservative Pakistani mother played byShabana. 20 years earlier Shabanas lesbian love-making withNanditaDasinDeepaMehtas Fire had wowed audiences at the same venue. Signature Move was premiered at the prestigious Music Box theatre on September 29. Speaking from ChicagoShabanasaid, The response was excellent. And my scenes were greeted with much laughter. Why Im becoming a comic actor in my old age I dont know! But my controversial Fire was screened at the same theatre 20 years ago, and a lot of the audiences were very nostalgic. InterestinglyShabanahad played a lesbian in Fire while she plays a lesbians mother in Signature Move.I play the mother of a girl who I discover is a lesbian and a Lucha Libre wrestler!! Its terrific time to be an actor .We got a terrific response in Chicago. On September 30Shabana was given the lifetime achievement award at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival. Says the hyper-active actress-activist, There is a screening of my new film,AparnaSens Sonata in Chicago. Then I am off to Toronto for a show of my play Broken Images on October 1. Then I deliver a lecture on GandhiJayanti atMcGill University in Montreal on 2nd Oct on root issues of violence against women Full plate, huh? Its one life and so much to do. Ill see you soon, the amazingAzmisigns off.