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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Abis Rizvi<br />
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| birth_name = Abis Hasan Rizvi<br />
| birth_date =27 February 1968 <br />
| birth_place = [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai|West Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and given age|2017|01|01|48|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Istanbul]], Turkey<br />
| other_names = <br />
| death_cause = Gunshot wounds ([[Istanbul nightclub shooting]])<br />
| occupation = {{Hlist|Businessman|film producer|screenwriter}}<br />
| years_active = 2013&ndash;2016<br />
| known_for = <br />
| notable_works = ''[[Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans]]'' (2014)<br />
}}<br />
'''Abis Hasan Rizvi'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170102/jsp/nation/story_128085.jsp|title=Turkey victim's tiger trail|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref> (27 February 1968 &ndash; 1 January 2017) was an Indian businessman, film producer, and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170102/jsp/frontpage/story_128100.jsp|title=Indians among nightclub dead|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><br />
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== Life ==<br />
=== Early life ===<br />
Rizvi was born to Dr. Akhtar Hassan Rizvi, a former member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] in [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai|West Mumbai]], Maharashtra.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-turkey-two-indians-killed-in-istanbul-nightclub-attack-says-sushma-swaraj-2288375|title=Istanbul nightclub attack: Two Indians killed, including CEO of Rizvi Builders Abis Rizvi|date=2017-01-01|work=DNA India|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref> Rizvi lived in Mumbai with his wife and son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/abis-rizvi-son-of-ex-rajya-sabha-mp-akhtar-hasan-rizvi-among-2-indians-killed-in-istanbul-nightclub-attack-sushma-swaraj-1735082/|title=Abis Rizvi, son of ex-Rajya Sabha MP Akhtar Hasan Rizvi, among 2 Indians killed in Istanbul nightclub attack: Sushma Swaraj|last=Shaikh|first=Zeeshan|date=1 January 2017|website=India.com|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref> Rizvi was director of the Rizvi Group and CEO of his father's real estate company Rizvi Builders.<ref name=":0" /> His uncle Sibte Hassan Rizvi directed the films ''Khamoshi'' (1986) and ''[[Joshilaay|Joshilay]]'' (1989). His cousin Anjum Rizvi is the producer of ''[[Ahista Ahista (2006 film)|Ahista Ahista]]'' (2006) and ''[[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]]'' (2008).{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}<br />
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=== Film career ===<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abisrizvifilms.com/?page_id=401|title=Abis Rizvi Films - Projects|website=abisrizvifilms.com|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
While on holiday in Turkey with friends, Rizvi was one of the victims of the [[Istanbul nightclub shooting|terrorist attack in the Reina nightclub]] in [[Istanbul]] on 1 January 2017 in which 39 people were killed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-indians-among-39-killed-in-terror-attack-in-turkeys-istanbul-1643964|title=Istanbul Nightclub Shooting: 2 Indians Including Filmmaker Abis Rizvi Among 39 Killed In Terror Attack|newspaper=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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=== Movies Produced ===<br />
* ''[[Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''He-man'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[T for Taj Mahal]]'' (2017)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.abisrizvifilms.com/ Official Site]<br />
* {{IMDb name|6598238}}<br />
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[[Category:1968 births]]<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]<br />
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[[Category:Film producers from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi film producers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian chief executives]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:Indian people murdered abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Indian real estate businesspeople]]<br />
[[Category:People from Bandra]]<br />
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