Riaz Shahid (1927 â€" 1 October 1972) was a Pakistani filmmaker, film
writer, and a journalist.He was the father of 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 newspaper Chataan and later joined Faiz Ahmed Faiz's
Lail-o-Nihar. He also wrote a novel named Hazar Dastaan.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).
writer, and a journalist.He was the father of 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 newspaper Chataan and later joined Faiz Ahmed Faiz's
Lail-o-Nihar. He also wrote a novel named Hazar Dastaan.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).
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