Theatre and film actor Shaukat Kaifi passed away at her residence in Juhu, on 22 November. She was 91. Shabana Azmi’s mother, Shaukat Kaifi was the wife of noted Urdu poet and film lyricist Kaifi Azmi. She is best known for her work in M.S. Sathyu’s Garm Hava, Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan and Sagar Sathadi’s Bazaar. She was last seen in Saathiya (2002). Her prayer meet was attended by Neena Gupta, director Ashutosh Gowariker, Tisca Chopra, Anil Kapoor and other celebrities.
Earlier, several celebrities had come to pay their last respects to the actor from Amitabh Bachchan to Farhan Akhtar, Tabu, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Nandita Das among others.
Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and other guests at Shaukat Azmi’s prayer meet. Shabana Azmi. Vishal Bhardwaj arrives at the prayer meet.Aditi Rao Hydari was also seen.Manish Malhotra pays his respects. Actor Waheeda Rehman was also present at the prayer meet.Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra attends the prayer meet.Anil Kapoor also arrives.Seema Pahwa and Supriya Pathak also came. Actor Satish Shah with his wife. Jeetendra and Rakesh Roshan pay their respects.Neena Gupta was also seen at the prayer meet. Actor Tisca Chopra pays her condolences.Kajol and her sister Tanishaa leave after paying their respects. Tabu interacts with the other guests. Farah Khan at the meet. Huma Qureshi arrives to pay her last respects.Aamir Khan stands in front of Shaukat Azmi’s photo.Neha Dhupia at the venue. Boney Kapoor was among the guests present for the prayer meet.Javed Jaffrey.
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