Shabana missing from Aamir guest list

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Posted: 20 years ago

(L-R) Shabana Azmi, Aamir Khan and Perizaad Zorabian at the premiere of Morning Raga; the film starred Azmi and Zorabian

Aamir Khan's arbitrary selection of guests for his shaadi has left the film industry confused. Many people who considered Aamir a friend have been left out of the guest list.

Many of his heroines, and even the Lagaan (the actor's home production) gang, have been given the miss. But the most shocking exclusion is that of Shabana Azmi and husband Javed Akhtar.

Baba Azmi invited

Shabana has always supported and his talent, and has been open about her fondness for the actor. Javed and Shabana have known Aamir for decades, so their elimination comes as a surprise.

Especially because Shabana's brother Baba, and his wife Tanvi, have received their invitations. Baba and Aamir worked together in many films, while Tanvi and Aamir worked together in Akele Hum Akele Tum.

Baba Azmi (left) with Aamir Khan

Deliberate slight

According to a source, "The omission of the Akhtars is not an oversight; it is deliberate. Shabana didn't approve of the way Aamir behaved towards his first wife, Reena, and has voiced her opinion. Perhaps this got back to Aamir, and he decided to leave them out of his close circle of friends."

Farhan will go

What's stranger is that while Javed Akhtar has been left out, son Farhan has been invited for Aamir's big day, and will attend the wedding.

Khan and Azmi go back a long way

Aamir Khan agreed to appear in the music video of Kaifi Azmi's Pyar Ka Jashn, two years ago. The album had eight songs, written by Kaifi saab, and was set to music by Roop Kumar Rathod. Khan appeared in the song, Jab Bhi Choom Leta Hoon.

The video was directed by Baba Azmi. At the time, Shabana said, "It was extremely kind of Aamir to do this music video. In fact, Baba had casually called up the actor and told him about the video, and how he was on the lookout for a model to feature in it. He was taken by surprise when Aamir offered to do it himself."

When asked about this, Aamir was quoted saying, "It was an emotional decision for me to do this. I am not otherwise not known to take emotional decisions!"