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Mushir Alam (died 20 February 2019) was an Indian film producer. [1] After a nationally publicized funeral, he was buried in Jajmau. [2] He was known as one of Bollywood's highest-profile and most successful producers of the 70s and 80s. [3] His production shingle was "Mushir-Riaz", a joint venture with fellow producer Mohammed Riaz (died 21 May 2022). [4] He was infamously kidnapped in Mumbai in 1982. [5]

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  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1310809/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB [ user-generated source ]
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/film-producer-mushir-alam-buried-in-city/articleshow/68102656.cms TOI
  3. https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/mushir-alam-producer-of-shakti-virasat-safar-is-no-more GS
  4. "Producer Mohammad Riaz passes away : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama". 22 May 2022.
  5. https://scroll.in/reel/888095/a-nose-for-crime-how-a-mumbai-cop-solved-the-kidnap-of-shakti-producer-mushir-alam Scroll