The 8th edition of Jagran Film Festival will honour Shabana Azmi during the closing ceremony of the Mumbai edition on 24th September in the presence of the Indian Film Fraternity. Shabana Azmi begun her career with a feature film Ankur directed by Shyam Benegal which brought her in the national and international limelight as a powerful performer. Ever since Shabana never looked back and acted in some of the Classics of Indian Cinema like Ankur, Nishant, Arth, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Paar, Khandar and many others.