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Riaz Shahid (1927 – 1 October 1972) was a Pakistani filmmaker, film writer, and a journalist. Early life and career. Riaz Shahid was born in 1927 in Quetta, British India. He belonged to an ethnic Kashmiri family. [1] . He was the father of a famous Pakistani film star Shaan Shahid. Shaan was only one year old, when his father died. [2] .
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.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- October 1, 1972
- Riaz Shahid
Oct 2, 2020 · LAHORE/ KARACHI: The 48th death anniversary of renowned film director Riaz Shahid was observed on Thursday, October 1. Considered one of the pioneers in Pakistani cinema, Riaz’s work served as an inspiration for activists and artists alike, including his son, veteran actor Shaan Shahid.
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 October 1, 1972 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- October 1, 1972
- Khamosh Raho
- “Shaheed” & “Zerqa”
- Yeh Amn
- Legacy
Riaz Shahid wrote the screenplay for this award winning feature that made the great Mohammad Ali a household name. The story revolved around a brothel which served the elite. Mohammad Ali played a man who would marry young girls and then bring them to the brothel for sexual slavery. Throughout the majority of the film, he remained silent (thus the ...
Both won “Best film” awards, both were written by Riaz Shahid, both centered on the issue of Palestine, and both featured strong female leads which took the box office by storm. Let’s begin with “Shaheed”. Released in 1962, this film featured a traveler, simply called ‘Ajnabi’ who arrives in a desert city named “Al-Watan”. While his primary goal se...
What was to be Riaz Shahid’s final feature was an examination of the Kashmir issue. The film showed the exploitation of the region by opposing forces and a struggle for freedom. Released in 1972, Yeh Amnfeatured Nisho, Shahid, Allauddeen, and Talish. While the film did receive a lot of acclaims when it was released, it was heavily censored by the B...
Riaz Shahid’s work will always remain an asset for Pakistan’s film industry. Not only did he show that a film on important issues could be made in Pakistan during the harshest of government rule, but that they could be wildly successful. He was perhaps the most important filmmaker we’ve ever had, and since no one in the world, even today, dares to ...
Oct 8, 2023 · The story of writer-director Riaz Shahid’s Bahisht is still relevant and what he penned over 50 years ago is still the norm in Pakistani and Indian television dramas and fi lms even today.
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Jan 31, 2021 · The film’s director, Riaz Shahid, was a prominent member of the leftist clique of Pakistani artists and intellectuals that hovered around poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Shahid began his career as a...
