Kaifi Azmi was born in 1914 in India as Akhtar Husain Rizvi. He is known for his work on Garm Hava (1974), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Heer Raanjha (1970). He was married to Shaukat Azmi. He died on May 10, 2002 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.