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Abdul Rauf Khalid (Urdu: عبدالرؤف خالد; born 19 December 1957, Peshawar – died 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.Career
1989: he wrote and partially directed PTV's thriller, Madaar, a seven-episode serial exposing drug trafficking, telecast from Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).
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 (written, directed, produced and acted).
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.
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.
Art
His paintings have been exhibited in the World Fineart Gallery New York and the Omma Art Gallery in Crete Greece.
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.
Awards
- The President of Pakistan award (Pride of Performance)
- The Prime Minister of Pakistan award (The Kashmir Medal)
- Bolan Award (Best Director, Best Film, Best Writer, Best Supporting Actor)
- Graduate Guild Award (Best Director, Best Writer, Best Producer, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Script)
- National Pakistan Award (Best Director, Best Film, Best Writer, Best Original Soundtrack shared with Zille Huma)
- Lux Style Award (Best Film 2005)
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