Abdul Rauf Khalid was a Pakistani actor, filmmaker and television writer/director died he was 54.. An ex-serviceman and bureaucrat, he worked in films and television plays after attending Islamia College, Peshawar.
(Urdu: عبدالرؤف خالد; born 19 December 1957 – died 24 November 2011)
Career
1989: he wrote and partially directed PTV's thriller, Madaar, a seven-episode serial exposing drug trafficking, telecast from Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).[citation needed]1991: he wrote Guest House, a 52-episode comedy series that turned out to be a popular comedy series for PTV.[1]
1994: Khalid directed Angar Wadi, a 15-episode serial for which he was an actor and a producer apart from writing it.[2]
1998: Khalid made Laag, a 27-episodes serial (written, directed, produced and acted).[citation needed]
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 Luxstyle Award.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Art
His paintings have been exhibited in the World Fineart Gallery New York and the Omma Art Gallery in Crete Greece.[citation needed]Death
Rauf Khalid died on 24 November 2011, aged 53, in a traffic accident near Sheikhupura as he was coming to Islamabad from Lahore via motorway.[3]To see more of who died in 2011 click here
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