B-Town mourns film producer Abis Rizvi's death in Istanbul attack

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities like Madhur Bhandarkar, Pooja Bhatt and Raveena Tandon have mourned the tragic demise of film producer Abis Rizvi in a terror attack on an Istanbul nightclub. A gunman opened fire at people celebrating New Year at a nightclub in Istanbul early on Sunday, claimed at least 39 lives and injuring 69. Rizvi was one of the two Indians who passed away in the attacks, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj posted on Twitter.

I have a bad news from Turkey. We have lost two Indian nationals in the Istanbul attack. Indian Ambassador is on way to Istanbul. /1

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 1, 2017

The victims are Mr.Abis Rizvi son of former Rajya Sabha MP and Ms.Khushi Shah from Gujarat. /2

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 1, 2017

After his death news was announced, various celebrities took to Twitter to pay tribute to Rizvi, who produced the 2014 film "Roar". Actress Raveena Tandon tweeted: "Abis, we shall miss you RIP my dearest friend. We love you. You leave a deep gap in our hearts and lives."

Abis,We shall miss you❤️RIP my dearest friend.We love https://t.co/JZUrUG1Jqt leave a deep gap in our hearts & lives ..#terrorattackistanbul

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) January 1, 2017

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said: "Shocked by the news of losing one of my long time and dearest friend, Abis Rizvi, in the shootout in Istanbul. Will miss you my friend. RIP."

Shocked by the news of losing one of my long time & dearest friend, Abis Rizvi, in the shootout in Istanbul. Will miss you my friend. RIP pic.twitter.com/KFhHjx6Xci — Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) January 1, 2017

Actor Randeep Hooda wrote: "Shocking. Life is too short, we take too much for granted.. RIP Abis Rizvi. Good man. My condolences to the family."

Shocking .. Life is too short, we take too much for granted.. #RIP #AbisRizvi .. Good man.. My condolences to the family 🙏 #istambulattack

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) January 1, 2017

Actress Pooja Bhatt also expressed condolence, and said: "Devastated to hear that our friend Abis Rizvi was shot dead in the Istanbul nightclub attack. My heart goes out to his family. RIP."

Devastated to hear that our friend #AbisRizvi was shot dead in the Istanbul nightclub attack. My heart goes out to his family. RIP 🙏🙏💔 — Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) January 1, 2017

Actor Jaaved Jaaferi said: "Devastated by the death of my friend Abis Rizvi in the dastardly terrorist attack this morning in an Istanbul nightclub."

Devastated by the death of my friend #AbisRizvi in the dastardly terrorist attack this morning in an #Istanbul nightclub.

— Jaaved Jaaferi (@jaavedjaaferi) January 1, 2017

People who carry out attacks on innocent civilians are the scum of the earth #Istanbul #TerrorAttack. There should be no mercy on them — Jaaved Jaaferi (@jaavedjaaferi) January 1, 2017

Actress Shama Sikander also mourned his death and wondered how "life is so fragile".

It is indeed extremely sad 😰😰 he was my friend too n I m shocked by d way it happened #stopterrorism pls pls plssss😥🙏🏻 https://t.co/VdgIsHjbRV

— shama sikander (@shamasikander) January 1, 2017

Veteran actress Poonam Dhillon tweeted: "Istanbul night club attack, tragic! So many lives lost. So terrible that two young Indians killed too. RIP Abis Rizvi, a young dynamic achiever."

#IstanbulNightclubAttack tragic!So many lives lost.So terrible that 2 young Indians killed too. RIP #abisrizvi a young dynamic achiever . — poonam dhillon (@poonamdhillon) January 1, 2017

Nora Fatehi, who acted in "Roar", said she was "shocked" with the news.

Im in utter state of shock i cant believe this is happening! Ive just lost a good friend from the shooting that happened in #Turkey 😢

— Nora Fatehi (@Norafatehi) January 1, 2017