Veteran
producer
Mohamed
Riaz,
who
is
best
known
for
producing
several
iconic
films
in
the
1970s
and
80s,
passed
away.
As
per
the
reports,
he
was
admitted
to
the
Leelavati
Hospital
in
Mumbai
for
the
last
few
days,
where
he
breathed
his
last.
Mohamed
Riaz
is
survived
by
his
wife,
son,
and
daughter.
The
producer,
who
originally
hailed
from
Calcutta,
shifted
his
base
to
Mumbai
for
his
film
career.
Mohamed
Riaz
was
one
of
Hindi
cinema's
most
successful
and
popular
film
producers
in
the
1970s
and
80s.
He,
along
with
his
late
brother-in-law
Mushir
Alam,
had
produced
films
under
the
name
Mushir-Riaz.
Mushir-Riaz
duo's
popular
films
include
Safar,
(1970),
Mehbooba
(1976),
Bairaag,
(1976),
Apne
Paraye,
(1980),
Rajput,
(1982),
Shakti,
(1982),
Zabardast,
(1985),
Samundar,
(1986),
Commando
(1988),
Akayla,
(1991),
Virasat,
(1997),
and
others.
Mushir
Alam,
who
originally
hailed
from
Kanpur,
having
Leather
Tannery,
had
also
passed
away
3
years
back.