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Shabana on Shaukat Kaifi: Before a show, she'd lock herself up for days
Updated On: 24 November, 2019 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Anju Maskeri
One of Indian theatre and film's finest writers Javed Siddiqui, whose association with the Shabana Azmi goes back 50 years, traces Shaukat Kaifi's journey from an aristocratic family to a commune and then to the stage.
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Shaukat Kaifi was the front of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and acted in Africa Jawan Pareshan and Tanhai
I saw Shaukat aapa on stage for the first time in 1963 in the play Africa Jawan Pareshan (Africa, Young and Awake), written by Zul Vellani and starring AK Hangal. Produced by the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA), it was a story of bonded labour in Africa and the struggle for independence. This was my introduction to experimental theatre. I recall being so mesmerised by her performance, that I decided to join IPTA. I would go on to watch her perform a number of plays at Prithvi Theatre.
Shaukat aapa hailed from an illustrious, well-educated, affluent family in Hyderabad.
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