Neelima Azeem (born 2 December 1958)[4] is an Indian actress, classical dancer, writer and the mother of actors Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter.

[7] Azeem studied the Kathak form of Indian classical dance and was trained under Birju Maharaj and Munna Shukla.

[citation needed] In 2014, she performed at the PanchTatva annual Kathak festival organized by Birju Maharaj's Kalashram at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Campus in Mumbai.

[5] She also worked in the Hindi movie Sadak opposite Deepak Tijori.

[11] She later married Rajesh Khattar and had a son Ishaan Khatter who is also a Bollywood actor.