Shaukat Kaifi Azmi Biography
Shaukat Kaifi was an Indian theater and film actress. Her husband was the Urdu poet and lyricist, Kaifi Azmi. Both of them were leading lights of the (IPTA) Indian People’s Theatre Association and the (IWA) Progressive Writers Association , which were the cultural platforms of the Communist Party of India.
Shaukat Kaifi Age
Shaukat Kaifi Age was 93. She died (21 October 1928 – 22 November 2019).
Shaukat Kaifi Family
Shaukhat Kaifi married to noted Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi. They had two children together, Shabana Azmi (b. 1950), a renowned actress of Indian film industry and Baba Azmi, a noted cameraman, and is part of the Akhtar-Azmi family.
Shaukat Kaifi Early life
Shaukhat Kaifi was born into a Muslim family in Hyderabad State in a noble family.
Shaukat Kaifi Book
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1)Yaad Ki Rahguzar (Hindi, Hardcover, Kaifi Shaukat).
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- Language: Hindi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan Pvt. Ltd
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
- ISBN: 9788126710829, 9788126710829
- Pages: 152
2) Kaifi & I (English, Hardcover, Kaifi Shaukat)
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- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Kali for Women
- Genre: Fiction
- ISBN: 9788189013752, 9788189013752
- Pages: 250
Shaukat Kaifi Movies
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Saathiya | Bua |
| 1988 | Salaam Bombay! | Brothel owner |
| 1986 | Congregation (Anjuman) | |
| 1984 | Lorie | |
| 1982 | Bazaar | Hajan Bi |
| 1981 | Umrao Jaan | Khanum Jaan |
| 1977 | Dhoop Chhaon | The Pundit’s wife |
| 1974 | Faslah | Parvati S. Chandra |
| 1974 | Scorching Winds (Garam Hawa) | Jamila, Salim Mirza’s wife |
| 1974 | Jurm aur Sazaa | Rajesh’s Mother |
| 1974 | Woh Main Nahin | |
| 1970 | Heer Raanjha | |
| 1964 | Haqeeqat |
Source: Wikipedia
Shaukat Kaifi Career
She is an integral part of the (IPA) Indian People’s Theatre Association, and member of the Communist Party of India. She played the role of Khannum jaan in Umrao Jaan(1981), the same role was played by her daughter Shabana Azmi in the 2006 remake of the same name.
She wrote a biography, Kaifi and I, which has also been adapted to a play Kaifi aur Main. It premiered in Mumbai in 2006 on the 4th death anniversary of Kaifi Azmi.
Shaukat Kaifi Death Reason
The actress passes away at her Juhu home of age-related ailments late on Friday evening at the age of 93 due to cardiac arrest. She was buried at the Sunni Kabristan in Versova suburbs at 4:30 pm, 3 rows away from her husband Kaifi Azmi.
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