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Abdul-Rauf Khalid, is the most acclaimed Pakistani filmmaker, and television writer/director. The Ex-serviceman (bureaucrat), Rauf Khalid is known for his Kashmir based patriotic plays. He has worked in very limited films and television plays. Rauf Khalid is also a painter, lyrisist, speaker and an educationist.^{[citation needed]}

Rauf Khalid started his career as a writer for Radio Pakistan when he was still a junior school student.{fact} His play Rozgaar taken up by Pakistan Television.

He also has made a few student life short stories including Neeli Gurya . He kept writing for Pakistan television and made Payya aur Patri, Lambee Sarak, Bara Ghantay, and Bhola.

In 1989, he wrote and partially directed PTV's thriller, Madaar, a seven-episode serial exposing drug trafficking, telecast from PTV Quetta centre. In 1991, he started with a bang when Rauf wrote Guest House a 52-episode comedy series that turned out to be the money-making machine for PTV.^{[citation needed]} Its characters became household names. Film star Afzal Khan, who played Rambo in the serial, came to be permanently known with the name even in his career in the filmdom.

In 1995, Rauf Khalid rose with a piece called Angaar Wadi, a 15-episode serial for which he was an actor, director and a producer apart from writing it. It was a great hit and broke all the previous popularity records.^{[citation needed]} Moreover, it was also rated as the most-watched programme in the whole South Asia.^{[citation needed]} The Government of Pakistan awarded Rauf with the prestigious Pride of Performance award in appreciation of the play.

In 1998, Rauf Khalid made Laag, a 27-episodes serial (again written, directed, produced and acted in by him), which broke the previous rating-records of PTV programmes.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, Rauf Khalid released his debut film Laaj, as (writer, director, producer and actor), which did not do very well on the Pakistani box office but was highly praised by the intelligentia, calling it the best film ever made in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]} The film LAAJ won 12 Bolan Awards, 14 Graduate Awards, 4 National Film Awards and Luxstyle Award.

In 2008, Rauf Khalid made his third television serial Mishaal (as writer, director & producer), the play was telecast from Pakistan Television on every Tuesday evening[1]. The play was on the top of all channels rating in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]}

Rauf Khalid is the founder President and Chancellor of the National Institute of Cultural Studies, Lok Virsa Islamabad. He also owns a chain of eastern restaurants the VIRSA the HERITAGE CAFE.

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

"Angar Wadi" was NOT directed by Mr. Rauf Khalid. This serial was directed by Mr.Tariq Mairaj, a senior drama producer of PTV.

Drama Series Guest House wa developed by Mr. Mohamad Nisar Hussain (MNH) the then General Manager of PTV Islamabad center and its 3 to 4 initial episodes were written by Mr. Rauf Khalid. Remaining more than 50 episodes were written by different writers.

AWARDS The President of Pakista award for "Pride of Performance" The Prime Minister of Pakista award "The Kashmir Medal"

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