Abdul Rauf Khalid (19 December 1957 in Peshawar – 24 November 2011) was a Pakistani actor, filmmaker and television writer/director.

Early life and career

Rauf Khalid, while still a college student, began writing for Radio Pakistan. An ex-serviceman and bureaucrat, he worked in films and television plays after attending Islamia College University, Peshawar. In 1989, he wrote and partially directed Madaar, a seven-episode serial exposing drug trafficking, telecast from Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) - Quetta Center. In 1991, he wrote Guest House (TV series), a 52-episode comedy series. In 1995, Rauf Khalid directed Angar Wadi, a 15-episode serial for which he was an actor and a producer apart from writing it. In 1998, Khalid made Laag, a 27-episode serial (he wrote, directed, produced, and acted in it). In 2003, Rauf Khalid released Laaj, his debut film. Although it reportedly did poorly at the box office, it won 12 Bolan Awards, 14 Graduate Awards, 4 National Film Awards, and the Lux Style Awards. In 2007, Rauf Khalid established a College of TV and Film Direction in Lok Virsa, Shakarparian, Islamabad. He was the chairman of the National Institute of Cultural Studies, Islamabad. In 2008, Khalid made his third television serial (Mishaal), for which he served as writer, director and producer, which was telecast by National TV network PTV Home on Tuesday evenings in Pakistan.

Art

His paintings have been exhibited in the World Fine Art Gallery, New York City and the Omma Art Gallery in Crete, Greece.

TV Dramas

Personal life

He was married to the Pakistani senator Rubina Khalid.

Death and legacy

Rauf Khalid died on 24 November 2011, aged 53, in a traffic accident near Sheikhupura as he was coming to Islamabad from Lahore via the M-2 motorway. Among the survivors are his wife, Rubina Khalid, two sons, and a daughter. His funeral prayer was offered in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In March 2012, an event was arranged by Lok Virsa of Pakistan to pay tribute to him, which was attended by Minister for Communications Arbab Alamgir Khan, senators Saeeda Iqbal, and Saifullah Bangash.

Awards