Shabana Azmi's mother Shaukat Azmi passes away at 91 after prolonged age-related illness

Shabana Azmi's mor Shaukat Azmi succumbed to illness and bread her last today. iconic atre artist was 91 years old and h been ailing for a while w due to old . news of her death was confirmed by her son-in-law, veteran writer and lyricist Jaaved Akhtar. Shaukat Azmi is survived by her daughter veteran actor Shabana Azmi and son Baba Azmi. 

Shaukat Azmi referred to herself as Shaukat Kaifi as she was married to progressive Urdu poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi. spian was well kwn t only for her contribution to atre and cinema but also for her talent as a voice artist on All India Rio. Along with her husband, Kaifi Azmi, Shaukat Azmi was an integral part of Indian People’s atre Association, which is cultural wing of Communist Party of India. 

A strong, progressive cultural icon

late actor h acted in films like M.S. Sathyu’s Garm Hava (1974), Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan (1981) as well as Sagar Sarhi directorial Bazaar (1982). Her role in Garm Hava h won her critical appreciation as it dealt brilliantly with a sensitive issue like exploration of aftermath of India-Pakistan partition in terms of atmosphere of restlessness and uprootedness it caused in Muslim families that decided to stay on this side of border. In Muzzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan featuring actor Rekha, Shaukat Azmi portrayed role of Khanam, a strong, automous and impressive woman, who runs best show of courtesans in Luckw. Her film Bazaar explored  trdy of young Indian girls who are ‘sold’ into marri to rich Arabs from Gulf. late actor was last seen in Sha Ali's Saathiya in 2002.

Shaukat h also penned down a memoir called Kaifi & I which was later apted to a atrical script called Kaifi Aur Main. late atre artist will be cremated on Saturday. On occasion of her beloved mor's 90th birthday last year, actor Shabana Azmi h posted a picture with her mor on Instagram.

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