Shabana Azmi is a veteran actress of Hindi film Industry. She has entertained the audience a lot with her brilliant acting ability. Apart from being a successful actress, she is also the wife of famous lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar. Both have been married for almost forty years now, but she has not been able to get the happiness of motherhood. The actress, who could not give birth to a child due to medical reasons, has recently spoken openly about this. While talking to the Indian Express, she shared her pain. She said that society makes her feel incomplete for this and she also accepts the reality.

Sharing her pain, the actress said, "It is difficult to accept the truth that you cannot have children. Society makes you feel incomplete for this. You have to work hard to get yourself out of this." During this conversation, the actress encouraged all women to understand that their self-esteem should be recognized by their work. The actress said that women measure themselves on the basis of relationships, while men measure it on the basis of career and work.

Shabana Azmi said that everyone should measure themselves on the basis of work and career. She said, "I believe this should apply to all genders." Earlier in an old interview, the actress talked about accepting the truth of not being able to become a mother. In an interview with Simi Grewal in the year 2000, she said that it did not take her much time to accept the fact that she could not give birth to a child. The actress said that it was not a big disappointment for her, but she was surprised by how easily she accepted her fate.

The actress said during this interview that she never considered adopting a child because she was very happy with her stepchildren and wanted to focus all her love on them. Apart from this, she said that due to not having children, she is able to focus more on her career, because she feels that motherhood demands a lot. Let us tell you that Javed Akhtar was previously married to Honey Irani, which lasted from 1972 to 1985. From this marriage, he has two children in the form of Farhan and Zoya. Recently both have appeared in the documentary series 'Angry Young Men'.