Shabana Azmi’s mother, veteran actress Shaukat Azmi passed away on November 22. Wife of renowned late Urdu poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi, her last rites will be performed today in Mumbai. Many Bollywood celebs have arrived at Shabana Azmi’s residence to pay their last respects. Aamir Khan’s wife Kiran Rao, Rekha, Farhan Akhtar with Shibani Dandekar, Amitabh Bachchan, Urmila Matondkar, Saiyami Kher, Rishi Kapoor, and many others have been photographed. Shabana Azmi's Mother Shaukat Kaifi Passes Away at 93.
Shaukat Azmi breathed her last on Friday evening after suffering from cardiac arrest. The 93-year-old was unwell since quite sometime. Writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar was quoted as saying, “She was 93 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,” reports PTI. He also 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.” Manish Malhotra’s Father Passes Away, Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi Clicked Outside His Home (View Pics).
Amitabh Bachchan
Rekha
Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar
Saiyami Kher
Rishi Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Shaukat Azmi has featured in some of the notable films such as Umrao Jaan, Bazaar and Salaam Bombay. Her last movie was Shaad Ali directorial Saathiya. Shaukat Azmi is survived by daughter Shabana Azmi and son Baba Azmi.
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