Wajahat Rauf
Wajahat Rauf is a Pakistani film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and musician. He has directed commercially successful films, including Karachi Se Lahore, Lahore Se Aagey and Chhalawa.
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. The later being the OST for the youth series Kiya Life Hai aired on ARY Digital. 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. He made his second film in 2016, which was titled Lahore Se Aagey, which grossed 21.6 crore at box-office. In 2019, he directed Chhalawa which was also a box-office success. He will next direct the social-comedy film Parde Mein Rehne Do, expected to release in 2020.Filmography
Television
Film
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
2015 | Karachi Se Lahore | Debut as film director and cameo as a Sindhi landlord | ||||
2016 | Lahore Se Aagey | |||||
2019 | Chhalawa | |||||
TBA | Parde Mein Rehne Do | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Web
Discography
Singles
- Shikwa
- Waada
- Talaash ft. Aashir Wajahat, his son
Awards and nominations
- Hum Awards for Best Telefilm.
- Excellence Awards at Greenwich University.