Shaukat Azmi passes away at 93

Veteran actress Shaukat Azmi, wife of renowned Late Urdu poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi and mother of actress Shabana Azmi, passed away on Friday. Her last rites will be performed in Mumbai on Saturday. She was 93 and suffering from oldage-related ailments. She was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai hospital but was reportedly discharged a couple of days ago. The late prominent theatre and film personality Shaukat Azmi is survived by daughter Shabana Azmi and son Baba Azmi, who is a prominent cinematographer in Hindi films. IANS