Born and raised in Afghanistan, he moved to Bombay in the 1980s with
his parents.
He returned to his native Afghanistan to direct the first Afghani film
after the fall of the Taleban, "Spring of Hope".
Passed away from a heart attack while playing sports. He is buried in Afghanistan at a local cemetery called." SHaheda - e Salehin".
Did not marry or have any children.
Neice's names are Homi Rahimi and Asma Rahimi.
Starred in the shelved movie New India Films "Aakhri Dam Tak" ( 1990) Starring Hashmat Khan,Ashfaque Kapadia, Reshma Banu, Yunes Parvez, Mac Mohan, Birbal,Manmouji, Mohan Choti, Music by Aziz Ali, Directed by Roger D Mello.
Starred in the shelved movie Ramsay Film Combines "Tower House"(1990) Starring Hashmat Khan,Kanwaljit,Poonam Dasgupta,Satish Shah, Aruna Irani, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Music by Ajit Singh, Produced and Directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay.