Wajahat Rauf

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

Wajahat Rauff
Born	9 October 1976 Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Pakistani director, actor, writer,comedian, producer and musician
Known for	Karachi Se Lahore (2015) Lahore Se Aagey (2016) Chhalawa (2019)
Children	Aashir 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] The later being the OST for the youth series Kiya Life Hai aired on ARY Digital.[4] He has produced over 25 television dramas.[5][6]

Film career

Rauf made his debut as a film director with Karachi Se Lahore in 2015, which grossed 10.5 crore at box-office.[7] He made his second film in 2016, which was titled Lahore Se Aagey, which grossed 21.6 crore at box-office.[8] In 2019, he directed Chhalawa which was also a box-office success.[9][10] He will next direct the social-comedy film Parde Mein Rehne Do, expected to release in 2020.[11]

Filmography

Key

Denotes film/series that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes
2006	Karachi High	Yes	No
	Minglish	Yes	No
2011	Kya Life Hai	Yes	Yes	Also a writer
2013	Ek Aur Ek Dhai	Yes	Yes
	Shab-e-Aarzoo Ka Alam	No	Yes
	Soteli	No	Yes
2014	Jab We Wed	Yes	No
	Main Kukkoo Aur woh	No	Yes	Hum Award for Best Television Film
	Nikah	No	Yes
2015	Naraaz	No	Yes
2016	Mein Kaise Kahun	No	Yes
2017	Tumhare Hain	No	Yes
	Yaar-e-Bewafa	No	Yes
	Shadi Mubarak Ho	Yes	Yes
2018	Qaid	No	Yes
2019	Damsa	No	Yes
2020	Raqs-e-Bismil	Yes	No	Pre-production

Film

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Actor	Notes
2015	Karachi Se Lahore	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Debut as film director and cameo as a Sindhi landlord
2016	Lahore Se Aagey	Yes	Yes	No	No
2019	Chhalawa	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
TBA	Parde Mein Rehne Do	Yes	TBA	TBA	TBA

Web

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
2017–present	Voice Over Man	Yes	Yes	Yes	Released on Showcase TV
2019	Enaaya	Yes	Yes	Yes	Released on digital platform Eros Now

Discography

Singles

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

Awards and nominations

• Hum Awards for Best Telefilm (2015).[1]
• Excellence Awards at Greenwich University (2020).[5]

See also

• List of film directors
• List of Pakistani television directors

References

1. "Chhalawa Review : Third Time's the Charm for Wajahat Rauf". Karachista. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
2. "Karachi Se Lahore crew takes over Hollywood". The Express Tribune. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
3. Isani, Aamna Haider. "Eros Now releases Enaaya, first original web-series from Pakistan". The News International. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
4. Masala, Reporter. "Box Office Collection: Chhalawa and Wrong No. 2 Storm the Box Office". Masala News. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
5. Showcase TV (2020-07-12). "Excellence Awards | Greenwich University". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
6. "Wajahat Rauf, Exec Producer Aag TV and now a Singer, releases Shikwa (Music Video)" (24 October 2011), PakiUM. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
7. "Karachi se Lahore box office". boxofficedetail.com. 15 October 2015.
8. "Highest Grossers of Lollywood". lollywoodonline.com. 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
9. "Wajahat Rauf releases details of new film" (5 March 2019), Daily Times. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
10. "Highest grossing Pakistani films of 2019". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
11. "Wajahat Rauf confirms next film featuring Ali Rehman Khan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

External links

• Wajahat Rauf at IMDb
• Wajahat Rauf on YouTube