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Bollywood producer dies during Istanbul Night club shooting

As the world joyfully bid adieu to 2016 and welcomed 2017, Istanbul’s popular night club, Reina witnessed a horrible mass shooting, which left 39 dead and many others injured. A gunman reportedly opened fire at about 01:30 in the night as revellers celebrated the New Year.

One of the lives claimed by the attack was Bollywood producer Abis Rizvi, son of former Rajya Sabha MP, Akhtar Hasan Rizvi. Abis was a noted real estate developer from Mumbai, and had recently produced a Bollywood movie, Roar: The Tigers of Sundarbans.

Indian minister for Foreign Affairs, Sushma Swaraj announced the sad news on Twitter.

Later tributes have been paid to a “kind-hearted” Bollywood producer who was killed in the Istanbul nightclub attack.

Relatives and friends converged at the Mumbai home of Abis Rizvi, one of the two Indian victims of the New Year’s attack at the popular Reina nightclub.

They offered condolences to the bereaved family on Monday even as Mr Rizvi’s father left for Istanbul to bring back his son’s body. The body is expected to reach Mumbai on Wednesday, according to Bollywood actor and friend Raza Murad.

The other Indian victim of the Istanbul attack that killed 39 people was Khushi Shah, a fashion designer from Vadodara, a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

Reina, owned by the Su Entertainment Group and which opened in January 2002, had become popular as a destination for celebrities. It sits on the banks of the Bosphorus.

Turkey has experienced a series of lethal attacks over the last year with the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan blaming the growing list of the country’s enemies. Isis has claimed responsibility for the latest atrocity.

Turkish forces have been involved in a major military operation in northern Syria against Isis as well as the Kurds.

Turkey’s Interior Ministry said that dozens of people have been detained in the past week over suspected ties to Isis group.