Baba Azmi
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Baba Azmi is an Indian cinematographer and member of the prominent Akhtar–Azmi film family, known for his work in Hindi cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baba Azmi canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5693942 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baba Azmi Context triple: [Tabu, relative, Baba Azmi]
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A.
Zaki Azmi
Zaki Azmi is a prominent Malaysian jurist and former Chief Justice of Malaysia who later served as Chief Justice of the DIFC Courts in Dubai.
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B.
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is a renowned Indian actress acclaimed for her powerful performances in parallel cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as for her longstanding social and political activism.
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C.
Nira Benegal
Nira Benegal is the wife of acclaimed Indian film director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal.
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D.
Asaf Ali
Asaf Ali was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, and politician who played a prominent role in the independence movement and later served as a diplomat for independent India.
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E.
Aruna Batalvi
Aruna Batalvi was the wife of renowned Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi and a significant figure in his personal life and legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baba Azmi Target entity description: Baba Azmi is an Indian cinematographer and member of the prominent Akhtar–Azmi film family, known for his work in Hindi cinema.
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A.
Zaki Azmi
Zaki Azmi is a prominent Malaysian jurist and former Chief Justice of Malaysia who later served as Chief Justice of the DIFC Courts in Dubai.
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B.
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is a renowned Indian actress acclaimed for her powerful performances in parallel cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as for her longstanding social and political activism.
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C.
Nira Benegal
Nira Benegal is the wife of acclaimed Indian film director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal.
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D.
Asaf Ali
Asaf Ali was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, and politician who played a prominent role in the independence movement and later served as a diplomat for independent India.
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E.
Aruna Batalvi
Aruna Batalvi was the wife of renowned Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi and a significant figure in his personal life and legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| activeIn | Indian film industry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| father | Kaifi Azmi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | feature films ⓘ |
| hasRelativeInProfession |
Shabana Azmi
ⓘ
Tanvi Azmi ⓘ |
| industry |
Bollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
Hindi cinema ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
|
| knownFor | visual style in mainstream Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
Hindi
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ |
| memberOf | Akhtar–Azmi family ⓘ |
| mother | Shaukat Kaifi ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableFor | work in Hindi films of the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aaj Ka Daur
ⓘ
Akele Hum Akele Tum ⓘ Arjun ⓘ
linked to:
Arjuna
Beta ⓘ Dil ⓘ Mr. India ⓘ Prem ⓘ Pukar ⓘ Tezaab ⓘ Yeh Dillagi ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| relative |
Kaifi Azmi
ⓘ
Shabana Azmi ⓘ Shaukat Kaifi ⓘ |
| sibling | Shabana Azmi ⓘ |
| spouse | Tanvi Azmi ⓘ |
| workLocation | Mumbai ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baba Azmi Description of subject: Baba Azmi is an Indian cinematographer and member of the prominent Akhtar–Azmi film family, known for his work in Hindi cinema.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.