Shooting for my longtime friend and colleague Baba (Mandrax the magician) Azmi’s maiden directorial venture “Mee Raqsan” I was privileged to visit Kaifi Azmi Sahabs birthplace MejwaN (pop:600) where he went to stay and work in the early ‘70s despite…
“I do not know when I was born, I do not know when I will die. I only know that I was born in the ग़ुलाम (servile) Hindustan, I will become old in an आज़ाद (independent) Hindustan and I will…
The Cinematographers’ Combine in a conversation with Baba Azmi. “Main hoon bumbaiyya“…
A documentary film produced by actor Shabana Azmi to mark the birth centenary year of her father Kaifi Azmi launched with a world premiere screening at the UK Asian Film Festival in London on Sunday. ‘Kaifinama‘ traces the life of…
Thanks to progressive Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, a kind of socialism is alive and kicking in Mijwan. Kaifi was born a hundred years ago in Mijwan and died here in 2002. A host of events commemorating the wonderful life led…
Today (17th January 2019) has been an overwhelming experience for all the Azmis. Once in passing Kaifi Sahab had asked Baba “Can a film be shot in Mijwan?” Baba had let it pass then but today during the centenary year…
It gives us great pleasure to inform you that 14th January 2019 marks the birth centenary of Kaifi Azmi Saheb. We are having yearlong celebrations in the country and abroad with mushairas, plays, seminars, a pen festival where 100 pens…
Come January, and the City of Joy will host a grand three-day event to celebrate the birth centenary of renowned poet Kaifi Azmi. The event will see the presence of the late poet’s daughter and actress, Shabana Azmi, her husband and lyricist Javed…
This is the centenary year of one of Urdu literature’s brightest stars, a shayar beyond comparison and a lyricist who has given the Hindi film industry some of its most iconic songs. Celebrations to mark the 100th birth anniversary of…
My father had written this nazm 75yrs ago… it has being composed by a young and talented music director Ripul Sharma… And sung beautifully by Rituraj Mohanty. Please watch and share. – by BABA AZMI
