04 January,2017 03:17 PM IST | | Aparna Shukla
Bandra wears a sombre look as film producer’s body arrives from Istabul at his Meena Mahal residence early on Wednesday morning. Rizvi's father was there at the gate to receive it
Bollywood producer Abis Rizvi's mortal remains brought back to Mumbai
Relatives and family members outside Meena Mahal bungalow on Wednesday morning. Pic/Bipin Kokate
An eerie silence took over the otherwise chirpy 7th Road near Bandra's Andrew College, where around 7.45 am, film producer Abis Rizvi's body was brought home, Meena Mahal, from the airport. Right from 5 am, friends and relatives had started coming in, including Abis's wife Raza. His maternal uncle said, "It's really sad, I don't know what to say. It's like everything is finished, there's no hope for the family."
Sources said Abis's mother is in shock. His youngest uncle Shaadib Rizvi said, "He was a fine boy, it's a really big loss for all of us."
Around 11 am, the body was taken to Nariyalwadi, Mazgaon, for the final rites at 3.30 pm.
ÃÃÃu00c2u0088Abis Rizvi's father after the body was brought home in Bandra. Pic/Bipin Kokate
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, who was present at the airport to support the families, told mid-day, "What kind of a fanatic behaviour is this? No religion permits the killing of innocent people. This is very sad news."
Somaiya was with the family of the other Indian who died in the terror attack in Istanbul, Khushi. Her body was flown to Vadodara, her hometown, aboard a flight at 9.30 am.
Khushi Shah's house in Vadodara. Her body, expected to arrive around 11 am, got delayed after the flight got late. Pic/Nirav Trivedi
Not just family and friends, Abis shared a great equation with his guards as well. One of them said, "He was a kind-hearted person. We will miss him a lot."
A close family friend, Athar Sheikh, said, "He usually goes to the States for New Year celebrations, but look at the fate of our child, he chose this destination."
