Bollywood bid a tearful adieu to veteran actor and Shabana Azmi's mother Shaukat Kaifi

Family and friends bid a tearful ieu to veteran actor and Shabana Azmi's mor Shaukat Kaifi as she was laid to rest at a cemetery in suburban Mumbai on Saturday evening. Shaukat Kaifi, who was in her early 90s, passed away on Friday evening due to cardiac arrest.

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She was buried at Sunni Kabristan in Versova suburbs at 4:30 pm, three rows away from her husband Kaifi Azmi, a famous Urdu poet and film lyricist. Shaukat Kaifi has two children Shabana and Baba Azmi. She was buried in presence of family, friends and people from film fraternity.

A huge photo of Shaukat Kaifi orned with white flowers was placed at her Juhu residence. A host of celebrities like Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Rishi Kapoor, Tabu, Sanjay Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Rekha, Shankar Mahevan, Sunita Kapoor, Nandita Das, iti Rao Hydari, Kiran Rao and Prasoon Joshi, paid ir last respects.

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Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog and wrote: "suddenly 2 passings have just been informed .. both of kwn standing and of close associations .. one can only offer condolences and prayers .. but it sdens heart and mind .. departures are so sdening .."

Kaifi was kwn for her work in Hindi films such as "Umrao Jaan", starring Rekha, "Garam Hawa", "Salaam Bombay!" and "Heer Ranjha", among ors. She was last seen in 2002 romantic drama "Saathiya". On vember 26, a meeting will be called to celebrate life of  Shaukat Kaifi.

(WITH PTI INPUTS)