Shabana Azmi's mother, veteran actor Shaukat Kaifi passes away

Shaukat Kaifi, renowned theatre and film actor passed away on Friday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Mumbai residence. The 91-year-old had been unwell for a while due to age-related illnesses. She is survived by her children -- actor Shabana Azmi and cinematographer Baba Azmi.

Mumbai: Veteran theatre and film actor Shaukat Kaifi passed away on Friday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest at her residence here.

The 91-year-old had been unwell for a while due to age-related illnesses. She is survived by her children -- actor 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. “She was 91 and was having one problem after another. She was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. For certain days she was in the ICU and then she was out of ICU. It was all age related,” he said.

“Ultimately they brought her home. She wanted to come back to her own room where she stayed for a day or two and then passed away. Shabana is in Mumbai,” Akhtar, who is in the US, told PTI.

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The thespian was married to renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi who passed away in the year 2002. Shaukat had also penned a memoir titled Kaifi and I.

Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan (1981) and Sagar Sarhadi's Bazaar (1982) are some of Shaukat's most noted films. However, her first major appearance was in MS Sathyu's Garm Hava in 1974.

The burial will take place on Saturday at around 3 pm.