Popular Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi tonight found fault with those trying to disrupt the celebration of Valentines Day, even as she said that the Day is actually a western concept that is being used as a " marketing gimmick"."Valentines celebrations is actually a western concept which is actually being used as a marketing gimmick. But even so, nobody has a right to say that it cannot be celebrated. And any kind of tactics that are extra constitutional is something the civil society has to stand up against," she told reporters.
She was speaking on the sidelines of a function where the book Kaifi and I - A memoir by Shaukat Kaifi was released by Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan.
Kaifi and I is the English translation of the Urdu memoirs penned by Shabana's mother Shaukat on her (Shabana) father Kaifi Azmi.
Talking about her association with Hyderabad, where she was born, Shabana said she loved the Deccani culture and its food.
"I was born at Mallepally in Hyderabad. After that I lived all my life in Mumbai. But I always constantly come back to Hyderabad. For me what is striking about Hyderabad is food, the language, the Deccani dialect. The fact that it is a culturally rich heritage place. This was the city where my parents met.
"I have very strong roots in Hyderabad. The first three films I did with Shyam Benegal were all made in Hyderabad. Ankur, Nishant and Mandi were made here," she said.
(NDTV Movies)
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