Riaz Shahid
Riaz Shahid (1927 – 1 October 1972) was a Pakistani filmmaker, film writer, and a journalist.
Early life and career[]
He was the father of a famous Pakistani film star Shaan Shahid. His real name was Sheikh Riaz, but was called by his nickname Shahid. He was educated at Islamia College (Lahore), Pakistan. Riaz lived in Lahore where he started his career as a journalist for the newspaper Chataan and later joined Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Lail-o-Nihar. He also wrote a novel named Hazar Dastaan.[1]
In 1962, Riaz started his film career as a director for the film Susraal. From this point onwards, he went on to write or direct several hits like Zarqa (1969), Shaheed (1962), Farangi (1964) and Yeh Aman (1971).
Riaz Shahid was married to then famous actress Neelo and had three children. The first child was a daughter and was named Zarqa followed by two sons Shaan (actor), who is now a well-known Pakistani film actor and Sarosh, who also worked in a couple of Pakistani movies.
Death[]
Riaz Shahid died of leukemia on 1 October 1972 at Lahore, Pakistan.[1]
Filmography[]
As a film director[]
As a writer[]
- Shaheed (1962)[1]
- Khamosh Raho (1964) (Riaz Shahid won the Nigar Award as a writer for this film)[3][4]
- Kaneez (1965 film)[3]
- Aag Ka Darya (1966)[3]
- Badnam (1966)
Awards and recognition[]
- Nigar Award as Best Director for film Zarqa (1969)[4]
- Nigar Award as Best Writer for film Khamosh Raho (1964)[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Profile of Riaz Shahid on pakmag.net website Retrieved 7 February 2019
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Films directed by Riaz Shahid on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 7 February 2019
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Remembering Mohammad Ali -- the legend of Pakistani films (includes info on films written by Riaz Shahid) Daily Times (newspaper), Published 21 March 2018, Retrieved 7 February 2019
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Best Writer Riaz Shahid for film Khamosh Raho (1964) on cineplot.com website Retrieved 7 February 2019
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