Wajahat Rauf

Wajahat Rauf is a Pakistani director, actor, screenwriter, producer and musician.[1] He has directed commercially successful films, including Karachi Se Lahore (2015), Lahore Se Aagey (2016) and Chhalawa (2019).[2]

Wajahat Rauff
Born (1976-10-09) 9 October 1976
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationPakistani director, actor, writer,comedian, producer and musician
Known forKarachi Se Lahore (2015)
Lahore Se Aagey (2016)
Chhalawa (2019)
ChildrenAashir Wajahat
Nayel Wajahat

Career

Wajahat Rauf was the channel head of AAG TV, a youth entertainment channel with particular attention given to music, and he himself released a song in 2011, Shikwa.[3] He has produced over 25 television dramas.

Film career

Rauf made his debut as a film director with Karachi Se Lahore in 2015, which grossed 10.5 crore at box-office.[4] He made his second film in 2016, which was titled Lahore Se Aagey, which grossed 21.6 crore at box-office.[5] In 2019, he directed Chhalawa which was also a box-office success.[6][7] He will next direct the social-comedy film Parde Mein Rehne Do, expected to release in 2020.[8]

Filmography

Television
YearSerialDirectorProducer
2006 Karachi High Yes No
2006 Minglish Yes No
2013Ek Aur Ek DhaiYesYes
2014Jab We WedYesNo
Main Kukkoo Aur wohNoYes
2015NikahNoYes
2017Tumhare HainNoYes
Yaar-e-BewafaNoYes
2018QaidNoYes

Films
YearFilmDirectorProducerScreenwriterActorNotes
2015Karachi Se LahoreYesYesNoYesDebut as film director and cameo as a Sindhi landlord
2016Lahore Se AageyYesYesNoNo
2019ChhalawaYesYesYesNo
TBHParde Mein Rehne DoYesTBHTBHTBH

Discography

Singles
  • Shikwa (2011)
  • Waada (2013)
  • Talaash (2018) ft. Aashir Wajahat, his son

See also
  • List of film directors
  • List of Pakistani television directors

References
  1. "Wajahat Rauf biography age height weight movies name and pictures".
  2. "Wajahat Rauf Announces Chhalawa for Eid ul fitr Release". Pakistanicinema.net. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. "Wajahat Rauf, Exec Producer Aag TV and now a Singer, releases Shikwa (Music Video)" (24 October 2011), PakiUM. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. "Karachi se Lahore box office". boxofficedetail.com. 15 October 2015.
  5. "Highest Grossers of Lollywood". lollywoodonline.com. 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  6. "Wajahat Rauf releases details of new film" (5 March 2019), Daily Times. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. "Highest grossing Pakistani films of 2019". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  8. "Wajahat Rauf confirms next film featuring Ali Rehman Khan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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