A brilliant theatre and film actress of her time, Shaukat Kaifi, passed away last night in her residence at Juhu, Mumbai, due to age related ailments at the age of 93. Her demise was confirmed by Bollywood lyricist and her son-in-law Javed Akhtar. Actors like Satish Kaushik, Urmila Matondkar, Tabu, producer Boney Kapoor, and many others came to pay their last respects to the legendary actress. The veteran actress had been in and out of the ICU since a long time due to her fragile age.

 

Shaukat Kaifi was the wife of great Urdu poet and film lyricist Kaifi Azmi who passed away on 10th May 2002. She has two children with him; Actress Shabana Azmi and cinematographer Baba Azmi. The actress is known for her films like Garm Hawa, Umrao Jaan, Bazaar and many more. She has also written an autobiography titled ‘Kaifi and I’, which has been adapted into a play titled ‘Kaifi aur Main’.