Abis Hasan Rizvi[1] (27 February 1968 – 1 January 2017) was an Indian businessman, film producer, and screenwriter.[2]
Life
Early life
Rizvi was born to Dr. Akhtar Hassan Rizvi, a former member of the Rajya Sabha in Bandra, West Mumbai, Maharashtra.[3] Rizvi lived in Mumbai with his wife and son.[4] Rizvi was director of the Rizvi Group and CEO of his father's real estate company Rizvi Builders.[3] 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).Template:Citation needed
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.[5]
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.[6]
Filmography
Movies Produced
- Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans (2014)
- He-man (2016)
- T for Taj Mahal (2017)
References
- ↑ Turkey victim's tiger trail. The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ↑ Indians among nightclub dead. The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Istanbul nightclub attack: Two Indians killed, including CEO of Rizvi Builders Abis Rizvi. DNA India(2017-01-01). Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ↑ Abis Rizvi, son of ex-Rajya Sabha MP Akhtar Hasan Rizvi, among 2 Indians killed in Istanbul nightclub attack: Sushma Swaraj, Shaikh, Zeeshan. India.com(1 January 2017). Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ Abis Rizvi Films - Projects. abisrizvifilms.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ Istanbul Nightclub Shooting: 2 Indians Including Filmmaker Abis Rizvi Among 39 Killed In Terror Attack. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2017-01-02.