"I look back on my career with some sort of satisfaction." — Shabana Azmi

I think men and women are different - I am not saying better or worse, just different.

When I entered the industry in the early 1970s, I was a gold medalist from the film institute, Pune. That was when graduates from the film institute were very quickly absorbed by the mainstream commercial industry.

In Kaifi's poetry and in his work as a social activist, every setback only strengthened his resolve to fight back with renewed vigor and strength.

'Aurat' is an iconic poem which is relevant 70 years later and informs me in the work I do with women.