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Abis Rizvi
BornAbis Hasan Rizvi
27 February 1968
Bandra, West Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died (aged 48)
Istanbul, Turkey
Cause of deathGunshot wounds (Istanbul nightclub shooting)
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2013–2016
Notable workRoar: Tigers of the Sundarbans (2014)

Abis Hasan Rizvi (27 February 1968 – 1 January 2017) was an Indian businessman, film producer, and screenwriter.

Life

Early life

Rizvi was born to Dr. Akhtar Hassan Rizvi, a former member of the Rajya Sabha in Bandra, West Mumbai, Maharashtra. Rizvi lived in Mumbai with his wife and son. Rizvi was director of the Rizvi Group and CEO of his father's real estate company Rizvi Builders. His uncle Sibte Hassan Rizvi directed the films Khamoshi (1986) and Joshilay (1989). His cousin Anjum Rizvi is the producer of Ahista Ahista (2006) and A Wednesday (2008).

Film career

Rizvi was producer and co-writer of the Indian feature films Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans (2014) and bilingual Hindi-Punjabi docu-drama He-Man (2016). He worked last on the drama film T for Taj Mahal. He was founder of film company ARF Films (Abis Rizvi Films), the company behind the latter two films.

Death

While on holiday in Turkey with friends, Rizvi was one of the victims of the terrorist attack in the Reina nightclub in Istanbul on 1 January 2017 in which 39 people were killed.

Filmography

Movies Produced

Year Title
2014 Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans
2016 He-man
2017 T for Taj Mahal

References

  1. "Turkey victim's tiger trail". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. "Indians among nightclub dead". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Istanbul nightclub attack: Two Indians killed, including CEO of Rizvi Builders Abis Rizvi". DNA India. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. Shaikh, Zeeshan (1 January 2017). "Abis Rizvi, son of ex-Rajya Sabha MP Akhtar Hasan Rizvi, among 2 Indians killed in Istanbul nightclub attack: Sushma Swaraj". India.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. "Abis Rizvi Films – Projects". abisrizvifilms.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. "Istanbul Nightclub Shooting: 2 Indians Including Filmmaker Abis Rizvi Among 39 Killed In Terror Attack". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

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