Kaifi Azmi

Indian poet and songwriter (1919–2002)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: January 14, 1919
Date of death: May 10, 2002
Place of birth: Azamgarh
Place of death: Mumbai
Country of citizenship: India, British Raj, Dominion of India^[11]^[12]^[13]
Occupation: poet, songwriter, lyricist
Educated at: Aligarh Muslim University^[14]
Religion or worldview: Islam, Shia Islam^[18]^[19]
Award received: Filmfare Awards, Padma Shri in Literature & Education, Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu^[15]^[16]^[17]
Spouse: Shaukat Kaifi^[8]
Child: Shabana Azmi, Baba Azmi^[9]^[10]
Official website: www.azmikaifi.com^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Urdu^[24]
Family name: Azmi^[22]
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Movement: Progressive Writers' Movement^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

en Kaifi Azmi en Kaifī Aʿẓmī ar كيفي اعظمي de Kaifi Azmi fa کیفی اعظمی hi कैफी आजमी hi कैफ़ी आज़मी hi कैफ़े आज़मी hi सय्यद अख़्तर हुसैन रिज़वी ru Каифи Азми

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ISNI: 0000000372865081
VIAF cluster ID: 17410650
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n89255065
GND ID: 110427583X
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Kaifi Azmi.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID: 0561wt
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13930352t
Bollywood Hungama person numeric ID (archived): 23834
Bollywood Hungama person slug: azmi
Deezer artist ID: 4449442
Discogs artist ID: 621197
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Kaifi-Azmi

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FAST ID: 309224
Freebase ID: /m/0561wt
Geni profile ID: 6000000044023666025
Goodreads author ID: 549392
Google Doodle: kaifi-azmis-101st-birthday
HAND ID: F6C9-D0A4-9BF3-C52E-EB32
IMDb ID: nm0044340
IdRef ID: 087737124
J9U entity ID: 987007401932905171
Kinobox person ID: 127586
MusicBrainz artist ID: e0ed6945-f4bb-4831-a988-b034fed9bca0
National Virtual Library of India ID: 1554041
Open Library ID: OL108259A
Penguin India author ID: kaifi-azmi, azmi-kaifi
Prabook ID: 725747
Rekhta author ID: kaifi-azmi
Rotten Tomatoes ID: celebrity/kaifi_azmi
SBN author ID: UTOV573070
SELIBR ID: 65877
Spotify artist ID: 0wcJ6Eio1d7Te1lf3B7bVK
TMDB person ID: 1277995
ČSFD person ID: 185099

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Country of citizenship 3

India, British Raj, Dominion of India

Occupation 3

poet, songwriter, lyricist

Films written 2

Garm Hava, Manthan

Religion or worldview 2

Islam, Shia Islam

← Winner 2

Filmfare Award for Best Story, Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue

Award received 1

Filmfare Awards

Child 1

Shabana Azmi

Children (paternal) 1

Shabana Azmi

Compositions 1

Haqeeqat

Educated at 1

Aligarh Muslim University

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Urdu

Mb:parent 1

Shabana Azmi

Movement 1

Progressive Writers' Movement

Place of birth 1

Azamgarh

Place of death 1

Mumbai

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Shaukat Kaifi

Spouses 1

Shaukat Kaifi

← Cast member 1

Naseem

← FactGrid item ID 1

Ahrensfelde

← SNARC ID 1

Thomas Curson Hansard

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Summary

Kaifi Azmi was born on January 14, 1919^[1], in Azamgarh^[2]. He died on May 10, 2002^[3], in Mumbai^[4]. He worked as a poet^[5], songwriter^[6], and lyricist^[7].

FAQs

Where was Kaifi Azmi born?

Kaifi Azmi was born in Azamgarh^[2].

Where did Kaifi Azmi die?

Kaifi Azmi passed away in Mumbai^[4].

Who was Kaifi Azmi married to?

Kaifi Azmi's spouses include Shaukat Kaifi^[8].

What did Kaifi Azmi do for work?

Kaifi Azmi worked as a poet^[5], songwriter^[6], and lyricist^[7].

Where did Kaifi Azmi go to school?

Kaifi Azmi was educated at Aligarh Muslim University^[14].

What awards did Kaifi Azmi receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Awards^[15], Padma Shri in Literature & Education^[16], and Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu^[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — place of birth (P19): Azamgarh. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — place of death (P20): Mumbai. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — spouse (P26): Shaukat Kaifi. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — country of citizenship (P27): India. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — country of citizenship (P27): British Raj. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — country of citizenship (P27): Dominion of India. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — child (P40): Shabana Azmi. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — child (P40): Baba Azmi. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — educated at (P69): Aligarh Muslim University. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — occupation (P106): poet. Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved 2025-12-25. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — occupation (P106): songwriter. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — occupation (P106): lyricist. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — movement (P135): Progressive Writers' Movement. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — religion or worldview (P140): Islam. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — religion or worldview (P140): Shia Islam. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — award received (P166): Filmfare Awards. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — award received (P166): Padma Shri in Literature & Education. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — award received (P166): Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. sahitya-akademi.gov.in. sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — date of birth (P569): January 14, 1919. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — date of death (P570): May 10, 2002. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — family name (P734): Azmi. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — official website (P856): http://www.azmikaifi.com/. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Kaifi Azmi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Urdu. wikidata.org.

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Kaifi Azmi

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