Veteran actress Shaukat Azmi passes away
Mumbai, November 23
Veteran actress Shaukat Azmi, wife of the late Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi and mother of actress Shabana Azmi, passed away on Friday. She was 93. She was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Hospital but was reportedly discharged a couple of days ago. Also known as Shaukat Kaifi, her memorable films include “Umrao Jaan”, “Bazaar” and “Salaam Bombay”. Actress Tabu, model-actress Saiyami Kher, Urmila Matondkar, producer Boney Kapoor, actor-director Satish Kaushik and designer Manish Malhotra were among others who paid their respects. IANS
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