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Shaukat Kaifi | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 November 2019 | (aged 93)
Occupation | Actress |
Political party | Communist Party of India |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Relatives | Ishan Arya (nephew) |
Family | Akhtar-Azmi family |
Shaukat Kaifi (21 October 1926 – 22 November 2019),[1] also credited as Shaukat Azmi, was an Indian theater and film actress. Her husband was the Urdu poet and film lyricist, Kaifi Azmi. The couple were leading lights of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and the Progressive Writers Association (IWA), which were the cultural platforms of the Communist Party of India.