Debbie Allen

Allen is also the sister of actress Phylicia Rashad, aka Phylicia Ayers-Allen. One of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, she is now maried to the lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar. She then spun-off the successful Fame franchise into a reality show in 2003, which failed. As an actress, she has starred in Amar Akbar Anthony, Makdee, and Tehzeeb. Debbie Allen (born Deborrah Kaye Allen on January 16, 1950 in Houston, Texas) choreographed the movie and television show, Fame in the early 1980s, and also taught former L.A. Laker dancer-turned singer, Paula Abdul, how to choreograph. Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950 at New Delhi , India ) is the daughter of famous Urdu poet Kaify Azmi.