If every man is a book unto himself… his spouse should be the one to read it. Shaukat Kaifi, wife of the late poet lyricist Kaifi Azmi, illumines the person behind the persona in 'Kaifi and I'.
Penned by Shaukat Kaifi, a redoubtable actress in her own right, the bio pic has been translated into English by Nasreen Rehman. 'Kaifi and I' (Zubaan Publication)
Launched by actress relative Tabu at a Mumbai event, a posse of celebs are slated to lend their support to this slice of nostalgia. Shabana Azmi and her husband Javed Akhtar together with children: Farhan and Zoya Akhtar, Alyque Padamsee, Boman Irani, Kabir Khan and Divya Dutta, among others.
Brings to mind, Shabana who has shown abiding admiration to her late father. "I am what I am because of my parents and my upbringing," she'd remarked in a media chat. "My father, in particular, opened my eyes to the world of art and culture, and shaped me as an individual."
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