Wajahat Rauf

Wajahat Rauf is a Pakistani director, actor, screenwriter, producer and musician.^[1]

Wajahat Rauff
Born	(1976-10-09) 9 October 1976 (age 48) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Education	California State University, Fullerton
Occupations	Director Actor Screenwriter Comedian Producer Musician
Known for	Karachi Se Lahore (2015) Voice Over Man
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Spouse	Shazia Wajahat
Children	2

He has directed and produced commercially successful films, including Karachi Se Lahore (2015), Lahore Se Aagey (2016), Chhalawa (2019), Parde Mein Rehne Do (2022) & Daghabaaz Dil (2024). Rauf has also produced several popular TV dramas including Raqs-e-Bismil (2021). He is the host and creator of a highly popular YouTube show Voice Over Man.^[2][3][4]

Career

TV producer and musician

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.^[5][6] The later being the OST for the youth series Kiya Life Hai aired on ARY Digital.^[7] He has produced over 26 television dramas.^[8][9]

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.^[10] In 2019, he directed Chhalawa which was also a box-office success.^[11][12] His 4th film, Parde Mein Rehne Do was released on May 3, 2022, and received critical acclaim from major publications.^[13]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film/series that have not yet been released

Television serials

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Notes
2006	Karachi High	Yes	Yes	No
	Minglish	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Kya Life Hai	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Ek Aur Ek Dhai	Yes	Yes	No
	Shab-e-Aarzoo Ka Alam	No	Yes	No
	Soteli	No	Yes	No
2014	Jab We Wed	Yes	Yes	No
	Main Kukkoo Aur Woh	No	Yes	No	Hum Award for Best Television Film
	Nikah	No	Yes	No
2015	Naraaz	No	Yes	No
2016	Mein Kaise Kahun	No	Yes	No
	Meher Aur Meherban	No	Yes	No
2017	Tumhare Hain	No	Yes	No
	Yaar-e-Bewafa	No	Yes	No
	Shadi Mubarak Ho	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Qaid	No	Yes	No
2019	Damsa	No	Yes	No
2020	Raqs e Bismil	Yes	Yes	No
2023	Daurr	Yes	Yes	No
	Guru	No	Yes	No
	Hadsa	Yes	Yes	No
2024	Tubelite	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also a supporting role

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	Yes	cameo as Voice Over Man in the train
2022	Parde Mein Rehne Do	Yes	Yes	No	TBA
	Dum Mastam	No			Yes	cameo as Voice Over Man
2024	Daghabaaz Dil	Yes	No	Yes	No	[14]

Web

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Notes
2017–present	Voice Over Man	Yes	Yes	Yes	Talkshow; released on Showcase TV
2019	Enaaya	Yes	Yes	Yes	Webseries on Eros Now

Discography

Singles

• Shikwa (2011)
• Waada (2013)
• Talaash (2018) ft. Aashir Wajahat, his son^[8]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	Hum Awards	Best Telefilm	Main Kukkoo Aur woh	Won	[4]
2015	ARY Film Awards	Best Film Director	Karachi Se Lahore	Nominated	[15]
2017	Lux Style Awards	Best Director	Lahore Se Aagey	Nominated	[16]
2020	Excellence Awards at Greenwich University	None	None	Won	[8]
2020	Hum TV Social Media Awards	Most Popular YouTube Show	Voice Over Man	Won	[17]
2021	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Best Director	Chhalawa	Nominated	[18]
2021	Hum TV Awards	Best Director	Raqs-e-Bismil	Nominated
2021	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Best Use of Humour in Social Media	Voice Over Man	Nominated	[19]

Lux Style Awards

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
16th Lux Style Awards	Best Film Director	Lahore Se Aagey	Nominated
21st Lux Style Awards[20]	Best TV Director	Raqs-e-Bismil
22nd Lux Style Awards[21]	Best Film Director	Parde Mein Rehne Do
22nd Lux Style Awards	Best Film song of the Year	Parde Mein Rehne Do[22]	Won

See also

• List of film directors
• List of Pakistani television directors
• List of Pakistani male actors

References

1. Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (14 March 2022). "Parday Mein Rehne Do has songs and dances but its message is even more prominent". Dawn Images. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
2. Hassan, Hassan (17 May 2022). "Parde Mein Rehne Do Tackles Infertility In Impactful Narrative". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
3. "Diva Review: 5 Things That Make 'Parde Mein Rehne Do' The Perfect Film To Watch This Eid!". Diva Magazine. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
4. "Chhalawa Review : Third Time's the Charm for Wajahat Rauf". Karachista. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
5. Isani, Aamna Haider. "Eros Now releases Enaaya, first original web-series from Pakistan". The News International. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
6. "Karachi Se Lahore crew takes over Hollywood". The Express Tribune. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
7. Masala, Reporter (12 June 2019). "Box Office Collection: Chhalawa and Wrong No. 2 Storm the Box Office". Masala.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
8. Showcase TV (12 July 2020). "Excellence Awards | Greenwich University". YouTube. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
9. "Wajahat Rauf, Exec Producer Aag TV and now a Singer, releases Shikwa (Music Video)" (24 October 2011), PakiUM. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
10. "Highest Grossers of Lollywood". lollywoodonline.com. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
11. "Wajahat Rauf releases details of new film" (5 March 2019), Daily Times. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
12. "Highest grossing Pakistani films of 2019". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
13. "Wajahat Rauf confirms next film featuring Ali Rehman Khan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
14. Nabil (21 April 2024). "Jinn there, done that: Daghabaaz Dil fizzles out | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
15. "2nd ARY Film Awards : Pakistan's biggest awards show held in Dubai". Daily Times. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
16. "16th Lux Style Awards: Nominations and predictions". The Express Tribune. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
17. Tahir, Maimoona. "Facebook Sponsors Hum Social Media Awards In Pakistan". Technology Times.
18. Images Staff (24 December 2019). "Nominations for the first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards are out". DAWN Images. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
19. "PISA 2021 announces nominations in 24 categories". The Express Tribune. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
20. "LSA 2022: And the nominees are". 23 November 2022.
21. "Lux Style Awards 2023 nominations out now: Pasoori, Joyland, Mere Humsafar reign supreme". The Express Tribune. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
22. Correspondent, Our (7 October 2023). "And the winners are: Yumna Zaidi becomes LSA's most award winning female actor for TV". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 June 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• Wajahat Rauf at IMDb
• Wajahat Rauf on YouTube