Check out the pictures from Kaifi Azmi’s Centenary celebrations:
Recently Bollywood stars celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of renowned Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi. Many celebrities attended the event, it was a magical evening as a bevy of celebrities came together to mark the beginning of the centenary celebrations of legendary poet and activist Kaifi Azmi.
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rekha twinned at the event in white and were seen bonding at the event. Both of them walked hand in hand while walking out of the celebrations. Rekha was looking beautiful in her trademark silk saree and Aishwarya wore a white and golden suit.
Actor Farhan Akhtar also attended the centenary celebrations with her girlfriend Shibani Dandekar.
Urmila Matondkar was seen greeting Rekha at the event. Dia Mirza was also present, she wore a beige Anarkali. Actor Vidya Balan also looked stunning in an ethnic black ensemble. Actor Anil Kapoor was spotted greeting Priyanka Chopra’s mother, Madhu Chopra, at the event.
Tabla player Ustaad Zakir Hussain, singer Shankar Mahadevan, actor Shabana Azmi, lyricist Javed Akhtar, sitar maestro Purbayan Chatterjee, Soumil Shringarpure and Dilshad Khan had performed at the Raag Shayari. The show was directed by Feroz Khan of Mogul-E-Azam fame.
Kaifi Azmi who is known as one of the best poets has witness an entire era of social changes. His first famous ghazal that got him recognition was ‘Itna toh zindagi mein kisi ki khalal pade’. As a lyricist his most popular songs are from ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’, ‘Haqeeqat’, ‘Arth’ and ‘Heer Ranjha’. ‘Heer Ranjha’ and his other film songs were written entirely in verse. Kaifi Azmi has also received the many awards for his literary and poetry works.
