Wajahat Rauf is a Pakistani director, actor, screenwriter, producer and musician. He has directed and produced commercially successful films, including ''

Karachi Se Lahore ''Karachi Se Lahore'' (; ) is a 2015 Pakistani road-comedy adventure film directed and produced by Wajahat Rauf (in his directorial debut) under the production banner ''Showcase Films'' with a story written by Yasir Hussain ''Karachi Se Lahore ...

'' (2015), ''

Lahore Se Aagey ''Lahore Se Aagey'' (; ) is a 2016 Pakistani road-comedy romantic film directed by Wajahat Rauf, written by Yasir Hussain and Produced by Wajahat Rauf, Asfand Faruok, Salman Iqbal, and Jarjees Seja. The film is a spin-off to 2015 comedy film ...

'' (2016), '' Chhalawa'' (2019), ''

Parde Mein Rehne Do ''Parde Mein Rehne Do'' () is a 2022 Pakistani social romantic comedy film written by Mohsin Ali, directed and produced by Wajahat Rauf under Showcase Films. It stars Hania Aamir and Ali Rehman Khan. It was released on Eid al-Fitr, 3 May 2022, ...

'' (2022) & ''Daghabaaz Dil'' (2024). Rauf has also produced several popular TV dramas including ''

Raqs-e-Bismil ''Raqs-e-Bismil'' () is a Pakistani dramas, Pakistani television series that premiered on Hum TV from 25 December 2020 to 9 July 2021. It is directed by acclaimed film director Wajahat Rauf and produced by Shazia Wajahat under Showcase Product ...

'' (2021). He is the host and creator of a highly popular YouTube show Voice Over Man.

Career

TV producer and musician

Wajahat Rauf was the channel head of

AAG TV Jang Media Group (), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It has headquarters in Printing House, Karachi. It is the publisher of the Urdu language new ...

, 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 ''ARY Digital HD'' () is a Pakistani television network available in Pakistan. ARY Digital was founded by a Dubai-based holding company Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and Salman Iqbal (ARY). The network is focused towards on Pak ...

''.'' He has produced over 26 television dramas.

Film career

Rauf made his debut as a film director with ''

'' in 2015, which grossed 10.5 crore at box-office. He made his second film in 2016, which was titled ''

'', which grossed 21.6 crore at box-office. In 2019, he directed '' Chhalawa'' which was also a box-office success. His 4th film, ''Parde Mein Rehne Do'' was released on May 3, 2022, and received critical acclaim from major publications.

Filmography

Television serials

Film

Web

Discography

Singles

* ''Talaash'' (2018) ft. Aashir Wajahat, his son

Awards and nominations

Lux Style Awards

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rauf, Wajahat Living people 1976 births Film directors from Karachi Pakistani television directors Sindhi people