1. Shaukat Kaifi, credited as Shaukat Azmi, was an Indian theater and film actress.
11 Facts About Shaukat Kaifi
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Shaukat Kaifi's husband was the Urdu poet and film lyricist, Kaifi Azmi.
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Shaukat Kaifi was born into a Uttar Pradesh migrant family in Hyderabad State.
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Shaukat Kaifi is married to Tanvi Azmi, the daughter of Usha Kiran, a famous actress.
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Shaukat Kaifi is married to noted poet and film lyricist Javed Akhtar.
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Shaukat Kaifi was a committed member of the Communist Party, so much so that, upon his request, his party membership card was buried with him when he died.
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Shaukat Kaifi worked hard for the Indian People's Theatre Association and the Progressive Writers Association, and for many years after their wedding, his income was the meagre stipend from the Party.
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Since all the other families were communists and involved with theatre or cinema, Shaukat Kaifi was bitten by the bug of theatre.
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Shaukat Kaifi struggled for a considerable period, writing memorable songs for films that however flopped.
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Shaukat Kaifi then found success as a songwriter and the family fortunes took an upward turn.
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Shaukat Kaifi appeared in about a dozen films, with significant roles in major productions like.