Shabana Azmi's mother Shaukat Kaifi passes away: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Anil Kapoor pay condolencesAuthor : AZIndia News Desk
Shabana Azmi's mother Shaukat Kaifi breathed her last after suffering from an age-related illness. She was 93-years-old. Her funeral was held on Saturday afternoon and various Bollywood celebs paid a visit and offered their condolences to Shabana and family.
Among these celebrities, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha and Anil Kapoor were snapped. Rishi Kapoor, Ramesh Taurani, Ritesh Sidhwani, Sanjay Kapoor, Urmila Matondkar, Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar were also snapped. Not only Shabana, her brother Baba Azmi and sister-in-law, also Bollywood actress, Tanvi Azmi, were seen at the funeral.
Shabana's husband Javed Akhtar confirmed the news of Shaukat Kaifi's demise to wire agency PTI. She was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani hospital and was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and was brought back home on insistence.
Shaukat Kaifi, most remembered for her roles in Umrao Jaan and Mira Nair's Oscar-winning Salaam Bombay, was married renowned Urdu poet and film lyricist Kaifi Azmi. She last appeared in Shaad Ali's 2002 release Saathiya featuring Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi in the lead roles.