Published 13:21 IST, November 23rd 2019

Shabana Azmi's mother, Shaukat Kaifi dies at 93, Twitter pours in condolences

Shabana Azmi's mother and veteran theatre and film actor, Shaukat Kaifi breathed her last at 93 in Mumbai. Twitter pours in tributes for their much-loved actor.

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One of the most versatile actors and Shabana Azmi’s mother, Shaukat Kaifi breathed her last on Friday evening in Mumbai. According to reports, the 93-year-old was suffering from age-related issues and died due to cardiac arrest at her residence in Juhu. She is survived by her children, Shabana Azmi, and cinematographer Baba Azmi. Kaifi’s son-in-law, veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar confirmed the news of the death of the theatre and film actor.

Shaukat Kaifi's works

Shaukat Kaifi was married to renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi who passed away in the year 2002. Reportedly, Shaukat and her husband were leading lights of the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) and the Progressive Writers Association (PWA) which were the cultural platforms of the Communist Party Of India. Also credited as Shaukat Azmi, her renowned works include Bazaar, Umrao Jaan and Mira Nair’s Oscar-nominated film Salaam Bombay! After Kaifi Azmi’s demise in 2002, she wrote an autobiography “Kaifi and I” which has also been adopted to a play “Kaifi Aur Main”. As the fans lost their most loved actor, Twitter came out in support of the family and pouring tributes to her.