Shaukat Azmi was born in 1928 in Hyderabad State, British India. She is known for her work on Umrao Jaan (1981), Jurm Aur Sazaa (1974) and Haqeeqat (1964). She was married to Kaifi Azmi. She died on November 22, 2019 in Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.