| Age | 76 (age at death) |
| Birthday | 15 August, 1915 |
| Birthplace | Badayun, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 24 October, 1991 |
| Place of Death | Mumbai, India |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Ismat Chughtai (21 August 1915 – 24 October 1991) was an Indian Urdu novelist, short story writer, and filmmaker. Beginning in the 1930s, she wrote extensively on themes including female sexuality and femininity, middle-class gentility, and class conflict, often from a Marxist perspective. With a style characterised by literary realism, Chughtai established herself as a significant voice in the Urdu literature of the twentieth century, and in 1976 was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
