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| Born | Athar Husain Rizvi[1] 14 January 1919 |
| Died | 10 May 2002 (aged 83) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Political party | Communist Party of India |
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| Awards | National Film Award for Best Lyrics (1970) Padma Shri (1974) Sahitya Akademi Award (1975) Sahitya Akademi Fellow (2002) |
| Website | azmikaifi |
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Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures.[2] Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participated in many memorable Mushaira gatherings of the twentieth century.[3][4] He was also a communist who wanted to see India one day become a socialist state.[5][6] His wife was theatre and film actress Shaukat Kaifi.[7]
- ^ "Kaifi Azmi - A Rebellious Poet". Kaifi Azmi. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "कर चले हम फ़िदा" (PDF). स्पर्श भाग 2 (in Hindi). New Delhi, India: NCERT. p. 41. ISBN 81-7450-647-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Shabana Azmi launches website to honour father Kaifi Azmi". DNA India. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ PTI (17 July 2014). "Shabana Azmi launches website to honour father Kaifi Azmi". India Today. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ www.infomarkglobal.com, Rahul-; Kaifi, Azmi (28 July 2014). "Kaifi Azmi - the last comrade-poet". Kaifi Azmi. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Sharma, Ashutosh (10 May 2018). "Kaifi Azmi – a 'maulvi' who turned to music and Marx". National Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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