{{short description|Indian actress}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Neelima Azeem | image = Neelima-Azeem.jpg | caption = Azeem in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|2|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1989–present | spouse = {{ubl |{{marriage|[[Pankaj Kapur]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-ishaan-khatter-his-10-best-family-pics-with-shahid-kapoor-mira-rajput/story-YHLzRJ0wXgzlo87ZHY4wRK.html |title=Happy birthday Ishaan Khatter: His 10 best family pics with Shahid Kapoor, Mira Rajput |date=1 November 2019 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>|1979|1984|reason=div}} |{{marriage|[[Rajesh Khattar]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/beyhadh-actor-rajesh-khattar-blessed-with-baby-boy-at-the-age-of-53-1593802-2019-08-31 |title=Beyhadh actor Rajesh Khattar blessed with baby boy at the age of 53 |date=31 August 2019 |website=India Today}}</ref>|1990|2001|reason=div}} |{{marriage|[[Raza Ali Khan]]|2004|2009|reason=div}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/features/bollywood-stars-married-thrice/ |title=Sanjay Dutt, Lucky Ali, Kishore Kumar - Meet the Bollywood stars who found love thrice in marriage |date=31 March 2020 |website=Bollywood Bubble}}</ref> }} | children = [[Shahid Kapoor]]<br />[[Ishaan Khatter]] }}
'''Neelima Azeem''' (born 2 December 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |first=Pranita |last=Chaubey |date=2 December 2020 |title=Here's What Mira Rajput Wrote In Her Birthday Note For Mother-In-Law Neelima Azeem |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/heres-what-mira-rajput-wrote-in-her-birthday-note-for-mother-in-law-neelima-azeem-2333273 |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> is an Indian actress, classical dancer and writer who works in [[Bollywood]]. She is the mother of actors [[Shahid Kapoor]] (from her marriage to actor [[Pankaj Kapur]]) and [[Ishaan Khatter]] (from her marriage to actor [[Rajesh Khattar]]).<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Meet Shahid Kapoor Family |url=http://www.lightscamerabollywood.com/shahid-kapoor-family-pics-with-ex-step-father-rajesh-khattar-half-brother-ishaan-khattar-and-mother-neelima-azeem/ |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804004616/http://www.lightscamerabollywood.com/shahid-kapoor-family-pics-with-ex-step-father-rajesh-khattar-half-brother-ishaan-khattar-and-mother-neelima-azeem/ |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She is known in India for her roles in television shows.
==Early life== Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar Azeem, a journalist and [[Urdu]] author from [[Bihar]], and her mother, Khadija, was a relative of [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=KBR |first=Upala |date=13 June 2016 |title=Like Shahid, Ishaan is a fabulous dancer, says mom Neelima Azim on his Bollywood debut |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-neelima-azim-opens-up-about-younger-son-ishan-khattar-s-bollywood-debut-2222943 |access-date=21 July 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> Azeem studied the Kathak form of Indian classical dance and was trained under [[Birju Maharaj]] and [[Munna Shukla]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/neelima-azeem-kathak-pandit-birju-maharaj-shahid-kapoor-195552-2014-06-03 |title=Shahid Kapoor's mom Neelima Azeem back to stage after 40 years |date=3 June 2014 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/neelima_azeem-profile-2581-14.htm |title=Neelima Azeem |website=veethi.com}}</ref>
==Career== Azeem appears in both Hindi-language movies and in television series, she also did many historical and drama movies, [[Phir Wahi Talash]], [[Amrapali (TV series)|Amrapali]], [[The Sword of Tipu Sultan]] and [[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]].{{Citation needed|date= January 2020}} In 2014, she performed at the PanchTatva annual Kathak festival organized by [[Birju Maharaj]]'s Kalashram at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Campus in Mumbai.<ref name="auto1"/> She also worked in the Hindi movie [[Sadak]] opposite Deepak Tijori.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar Urdu Youth Forum |url=http://urduyouthforum.org/biography/biography-Neelima-Azeem.html }}</ref>
== Personal life == She married [[Pankaj Kapur]] in the year 1979 but they later divorced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2021 |title=Neelima Azeem opens up about her divorce from Pankaj Kapur when son Shahid Kapoor was 3.5 years old |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-neelima-azeem-opens-up-about-her-divorce-from-pankaj-kapur-when-son-shahid-kapoor-was-35-years-old-2889454 |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> Her son [[Shahid Kapoor]] is a Bollywood actor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2021 |title=Neelima Azeem on relationship with son Shahid Kapoor, daughter-in-law Mira Rajput: 'He is honest and brave, she is my friend' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neelima-azeem-relationship-with-son-shahid-kapoor-mira-rajput-he-is-honest-and-brave-she-is-my-friend-7271237/ |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> She later married [[Rajesh Khattar]] and had a son [[Ishaan Khatter]] who is also a Bollywood actor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2021 |title=Neelima Azeem on her failed marriages with Pankaj Kapur and Rajesh Khattar: 'Experienced grief, rejection, anxiety' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/neelima-azeem-on-her-failed-marriages-with-pankaj-kapur-and-rajesh-khattar-experienced-grief-rejection-anxiety-pain-101618223704481.html |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{BLP sources section|date=November 2022}}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Film ! scope="col"|Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes |- |2025 !scope="row"|''[[Saale Aashiq]]'' |Gendhi Rewal | |- |2018 !scope="row"|''[[The Illegal (film)|The Illegal]]'' |Mummy | |- |2018 !scope="row"|''[[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]'' |Dolly's mother | |- |2017 !scope="row"|''Sthir'' |Guru of Belarusian girl learning Kathak |''Short film''<br/>Screened at the 2017 Berlin Short Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title='Berlin Short Film Festival |url=http://www.berlinshort.com/festival/ |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707091422/http://www.berlinshort.com/festival/ |archive-date=7 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |2017 !scope="row"|''[[Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun]]'' |Nabi | |- |2016 !scope="row"|''[[Alif (2016 film)|Alif]]'' |Zahara |Premièred in the Indian International Film Festival of Queensland |- |2013 !scope="row"|''[[Dehraadun Diary]]'' |Mrs Thakur, Vishesh's mother | |- |2012 !scope="row"|''Future To Bright Hai Ji'' |Romila Motwani | |- |2008 !scope="row"|''Yaari Mere Yaar Ki'' | | |- |2007 !scope="row"|''[[Just Married (2007 film)|Just Married]]'' |Ritika's Aunty | |- |2003 !scope="row"|''[[Ishq Vishk]]'' |Mrs. Mathur, Rajiv's mother | |- |2003 !scope="row"|''Hum Hai Pyar Mein'' | | |- |2000 !scope="row"|''Kaala Mandir'' | | |- |1999 !scope="row"|''[[Sooryavansham]]'' |Amitabh Bachchan's daughter-in-law | |- |1997 !scope="row"|''[[Itihaas (1997 film)|Itihaas]]'' |Naveli | |- |1996 !scope="row"|''Hahakar'' |Ragini | |- |1996 !scope="row"|''Chhota Sa Ghar'' |Agni | |- |1994 !scope="row"|''Aaja Re O Sajna'' | | |- |1993 !scope="row"|''Dil Apna Preet Parai'' |Neelima | |- |1992 !scope="row"|''[[Karm Yodha]]'' |Sameer's sister | |- |1992 !scope="row"|''[[Nagin Aur Lootere]]'' |Neelam | |- |1991 !scope="row"|''[[Sadak]]'' |Chanda | |- |1990 !scope="row"|''[[Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro]]'' |Mumtaz |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Show ! scope="col"|Character ! scope="col"|Channel ! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes |- |2010 !scope="row"|''[[Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein]]'' | |[[STAR One]] |<ref name="tribuneindia.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110208/dplus.htm#4 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> |- |2007 !scope="row"|''Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein'' |Devyani |[[Star Plus]] |<ref name="TimesOfIndia">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Neelima-Azeem-returns-to-TV-serials/articleshow/2220529.cms |title=Neelima Azeem returns to TV serials - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 July 2007 }}</ref> |- |''2007'' !scope="row"|''[[Dhoom Machaao Dhoom]]'' | |[[Disney Channel India]] |<ref name="tribuneindia.com"/> |- |2003 !scope="row"|''[[Kashmeer (TV series)|Kashmeer]]'' |Munira Bhatt |[[Star Plus]] | |- |2002 !scope="row"|''[[Amrapali (TV series)|Amrapali]]'' | |[[Doordarshan]] |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/15/stories/2002071500710200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060339/http://hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/15/stories/2002071500710200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2013 |title=Another historical serial on DD |date=15 July 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 February 2014}}</ref> |- |1998 !scope="row"|''[[Saans]]'' |Ajit's estranged wife |[[Star Plus]] | |- |1996 !scope="row"|''Hina'' | | | |- |1994 !scope="row"|''Did Not work in [[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]'' |No role called 'Iravati' |[[DD National]] | |- |1994 !scope="row"|''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]'' | |[[Doordarshan]] | |- |1993 !scope="row"|''Zameen Aasmaan'' | |[[Doordarshan]] | |- |1993 !scope="row"|''[[Bible Ki Kahaniyan]]'' |Rebecca |[[DD National]] | |- |1992 !scope="row"|''[[Talaash (Indian TV series)|Talaash]]'' | |[[Doordarshan]] ||<ref name="tribuneindia.com"/> |- |1990 !scope="row"|''[[The Sword of Tipu Sultan]]'' |Mumtaz |[[DD National]] | |- |1990 !scope="row"|''Titli'' |Shalini |[[Doordarshan]] |Tele film |- |1989 !scope="row"|''[[Phir Wahi Talash]]'' |Shehnaz |[[Doordarshan]] | |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col" width="10%"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Platform !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2019 ||''Mom & Co.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2019 |title=Actor Neelima Azeem Makes a Comeback with Web Series Mom & Co. |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/actor-neelima-azeem-makes-a-comeback-with-web-series-mom-co-2049955.html |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref>||Suhasini Joshi||The Zoom Studios|| |- | 2019 ||''Halala''<ref name="India Today">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=16 April 2019 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/halala-actress-shafaq-naaz-opens-up-about-steamy-sex-scene-in-web-series-i-was-very-hesitant-1503249-2019-04-16 |title=Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant |newspaper=India Today}}</ref>|| ||[[Ullu]] on-demand streaming platform|| |- |}
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