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Riaz Shahid(1930-1972)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Riaz Shahid was born in 1930 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was a writer and director, known for Zarqa (1969), Bahisht (1974) and Susraal (1962). He was married to Neelo. He died on 1 October 1972 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Born1930
DiedOctober 1, 1972
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DiedOctober 1, 1972
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Known for

Neelo in Zarqa (1969)
Zarqa
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1969
Rashid Attre, Neelo, Nisho, Riaz Shahid, Nayyar Sultana, Afzaal Ahmad, Hasan Tariq, Meena Daud, Nadeem Baig, Khalid Salim Mota, and Talish in Bahisht (1974)
Bahisht
3.6
  • Writer
  • 1974
Susraal (1962)
Susraal
  • Director
  • 1962
Nisho, Sangeeta, Allauddin, Muzaffar Adeeb, Iqbal Hassan, and Talish in Yeh Aman (1971)
Yeh Aman
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer

  • Mohammad Ali, Khurshid Anwar, Masud Pervaiz, Riaz Shahid, Nayyar Sultana, Mumtaz, Amber, Allauddin, Habibur Rehman, Talish, Sabiha Khanum, and Raja Ghazanfar Ali in Haider Ali (1978)
    Haider Ali
    3.0
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Rashid Attre, Neelo, Nisho, Riaz Shahid, Nayyar Sultana, Afzaal Ahmad, Hasan Tariq, Meena Daud, Nadeem Baig, Khalid Salim Mota, and Talish in Bahisht (1974)
    Bahisht
    3.6
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Nisho, Sangeeta, Allauddin, Muzaffar Adeeb, Iqbal Hassan, and Talish in Yeh Aman (1971)
    Yeh Aman
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Neelo in Zarqa (1969)
    Zarqa
    8.2
    • dialogue
    • story
    • 1969
  • Jang-E-Azadi
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Ataullah Hashmi, Yusuf Khan, Waheed Murad, Rangeela, Riaz Shahid, Zamurrud, Zeba, Khalil Qaiser, Seema Begum, Talat Siddiqui, and Allauddin in Maa Baap (1967)
    Maa Baap
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Badnam (1966)
    Badnam
    6.5
    • film adaptation
    • 1966
  • Mohammad Ali, Emi Manivala, Meena Shorey, Sudhir, Sabira Sultana, Fomi, Abbas Nosha, Aslam Pervez, Princess Deeba, Farida, and Razia in Mujahid (1965)
    Mujahid
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Riwaaj
    1.4
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Shamim Ara, Bahar Begum, Sudhir, Mazhar Shah, Allauddin, Abdul Karim Baloch, and Talish in Farangi (1964)
    Farangi
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Qanoon
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Ejaz Durrani, Musarrat Nazir, Diljeet Mirza, Husna, Allauddin, Talish, Mohammad Afzal, and Abdul Latif Baloch in Shaheed (1962)
    Shaheed
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1962

Director

  • Rashid Attre, Neelo, Nisho, Riaz Shahid, Nayyar Sultana, Afzaal Ahmad, Hasan Tariq, Meena Daud, Nadeem Baig, Khalid Salim Mota, and Talish in Bahisht (1974)
    Bahisht
    3.6
    • Director (as Late Riaz Shahid)
    • 1974
  • Nisho, Sangeeta, Allauddin, Muzaffar Adeeb, Iqbal Hassan, and Talish in Yeh Aman (1971)
    Yeh Aman
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Yusuf Khan in Gharnata (1971)
    Gharnata
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Neelo in Zarqa (1969)
    Zarqa
    8.2
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Susraal (1962)
    Susraal
    • Director
    • 1962

Producer

  • Neelo in Zarqa (1969)
    Zarqa
    8.2
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Susraal (1962)
    Susraal
    • producer
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Late Riaz Shahid
  • Born
    • 1930
    • Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]
  • Died
    • October 1, 1972
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Neelo1969 - October 1, 1972 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Shaan Shahid.
  • Nickname
    • Shahid

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