"Just before last nights show of Broken Images, I was a nervous wreck. Felt I won't remember a line. Reassuring to receive standing ovation," read Shabana Azmi's recent twitter post.

The 61-year-old who has won many National awards and Filmfare awards for her role as an actress, says that there have been many moments when she gets frozen with nervousness, before giving shot. She recalls how her director S.Benegal, Aparna Sen and Deepa Mehta have come to her rescue in such moments.

Shabana is a social activist too, apart from being an actress in films, television and theater. She recently starred in the film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, alongside co-stars Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma and Pankaj Kapoor.