On the occasion of the great poet-lyricist Kaifi Azmi’s 24th death anniversary on 10 May, a film based in his life was screened. In the film, Javed Akhtar plays his father-in-law Kaifi Saab.
Javed Akhtar is married to Kaifi Azmi’s daughter Shabana.
On the occasion the postal department is releasing a special stamp of Kaifi Saab, to be unveiled by Chief Post Master General Maharashtra-Goa Amitabh Singh.
Following this, the film Raag Shayari based on Kaifi Azmi’s poems was screened. In it, Javed Saheb recites Kaifi Azmi’s Urdu poems, while Shabana Azmi reads the translations. In the film, Shankar Mahadevan has composed music for thirteen of Kaifi Saab’s ’s poems and has also sung them.
Raag Shayari is directed by Feroz Abbas Khan.
