Rauf Khalid | |
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Native name | عبدالرؤف خالد |
Born | 19 December 1957 Peshawar Pakistan |
Died | 24 November 2011 Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistan |
Occupation | TV and film director-producer, TV writer, Painter Artist |
Years active | 1989-2011; (his death) |
Abdul Rauf Khalid (Urdu: عبدالرؤف خالد; 19 December 1957 born in Peshawar – 24 November 2011) was a Pakistani actor, filmmaker and television writer/director. An ex-serviceman and bureaucrat, he worked in films and television plays after attending Islamia College, Peshawar.
1989: he wrote and partially directed PTV's thriller, Madaar, a seven-episode serial exposing drug trafficking, telecast from Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)-Quetta Center.
1991: he wrote Guest House, a 52-episode comedy series that turned out to be a popular comedy series for PTV.
1994: Khalid directed Angar Wadi, a 15-episode serial for which he was an actor and a producer apart from writing it.
1998: Khalid made Laag, a 27-episodes serial (he wrote, directed, produced and acted in it).
2003: Khalid released his debut film Laaj as (writer, director, producer and actor), although it reportedly did poorly at the box office. Laaj won 12 Bolan Awards, 14 Graduate Awards, 4 National Film Awards and the Lux Style Awards.
2007: Khalid established a college of TV & Film Direction in Lok Virsa, Shakrparian, Islamabad. He was the chairman of National Institute of Cultural Studies.
2008: Khalid made his third television serial (Mishaal), for which he served as writer, director and producer, which was telecast on Tuesday evenings.