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Just Like That | Poet and statesman, unstained by politics
1 year, 2 months ago

Just Like That | Poet and statesman, unstained by politics

Hindustan Times  

I got to know Atal Bihari Vajpayee only after he became the Prime Minister. But suddenly, his eyes opened, and looking straight at me he said: “ Woh tasveer toh purani hai.” I was flummoxed. Shabana Azmi, his daughter, must have given him a copy, and the cover photo of Kaifi Azmi he was referring to was of a much …

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Review: Daaera (The Circle) and Dhanak (The Rainbow) edited by Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar
1 year, 7 months ago

Review: Daaera (The Circle) and Dhanak (The Rainbow) edited by Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar

Hindustan Times  

One seldom comes across a husband and wife who have both distinguished themselves in films, literature and activism and share an intellectual and emotional intimacy. Their joint project, a box set comprising two trilingual anthologies, Dhanak by Jan Nisar Akhtar and Daaera by Kaifi Azmi, shows that sometimes celebrity pairings have great creative possibilities. Progressive poet and lyricist Jan Nisar …

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Shabana Azmi on father Kaifi Azmi's 103rd birth anniversary: 'I remember him with celebration, not sorrow'
2 years, 11 months ago

Shabana Azmi on father Kaifi Azmi's 103rd birth anniversary: 'I remember him with celebration, not sorrow'

Firstpost  

“When Abba passed away, I realised nothing prepares you for the loss of a Nothing! Shabana Azmi, her husband Javed Akhtar, her brother Baba Azmi and his wife Tanvi Azmi had big plans for poet-thinker-activist Kaifi Azmi’s 103rd birth anniversary. When I see the long strides Mijwan has taken, I feel I am, in a small way, paying the debt.” …

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Shabana Azmi shares throwback pic with dad Kaifi Azmi, taken just before his stroke
3 years, 9 months ago

Shabana Azmi shares throwback pic with dad Kaifi Azmi, taken just before his stroke

Hindustan Times  

Actor Shabana Azmi has shared a picture of her father, the noted poet-lyricist Kaifi Azmi. Shabana Azmi poses with her poet father Kaifi Azmi Shabana and Kaifi are seen in matching white kurtas as they pose near a tree while on a road trip. She wrote on Instagram: “#BaapBetiJodi.When I asked my father Kaifi Azmi if he would support my …

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Happy birthday Shabana Azmi: This is the life lesson Kaifi Azmi gave his talented daughter when she wanted to join films
4 years, 3 months ago

Happy birthday Shabana Azmi: This is the life lesson Kaifi Azmi gave his talented daughter when she wanted to join films

Hindustan Times  

In the heydays of parallel cinema in Hindi film industry, a quartet ruled the firmament -- Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi. Happy birthday Shabana Azmi: The actor turns 70 today. Daughter of noted Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actor Shaukat Azmi, it was only natural that Shabana was exposed to arts and a culture early …

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‘Can’t be a better homage to our father Kaifi Azmi than Mee Raqsam,’ says Shabana Azmi
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Can’t be a better homage to our father Kaifi Azmi than Mee Raqsam,’ says Shabana Azmi

Hindustan Times  

Shabana Azmi still remembers the conversation she had with her father, legendary poet Kaifi Azmi, before becoming an actor. Elaborating on the relationship with her father, Shabana Azmi shared a childhood anecdote when she wanted to have a doll with “blonde hair and blue eyes”. Kaifi Azmi also instilled a love for India’s “composite culture” in his children that they …

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Raag Shayari: Bringing alive Kaifi and Tagore
4 years, 6 months ago

Raag Shayari: Bringing alive Kaifi and Tagore

The Hindu  

If COVID-19 has raised concerns about the future, there have been moments through the lockdown when we have rejoiced travelling back in time. Besides regular concerts, there have been some differently curated events such as Raag Shayari, a musical tribute to Kaifi Azmi and Gulzar’s recitation of Urdu/Hindustani translations of Rabindranth Tagore’s poems. Through their impeccable narrations in English and …

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