Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani

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and occasional actor known for writing such dramas as ''

Pyarey Afzal ''Pyarey Afzal'' or ''Pyaare Afzal'' ( ur, ) ( en, Dear Afzal) is a Pakistani romantic drama television serial that aired on ARY Digital, directed by Nadeem Baig, written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar and production of Six Sigma Entertainment ...

'' (2013), ''

Sadqay Tumhare ''Sadqay Tumhare'' ( ur, , lit=May My Years Be Added To Yours) is a Pakistani biographical drama serial based on the life of the series own writer Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar. It is directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin and co-produced by Momina Duraid ...

'' (2014) and most recently the top-rated ''

Meray Paas Tum Ho ''Meray Paas Tum Ho'' (; ) is a 2019 Pakistani romantic drama television series produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under their production banner Six Sigma Plus. Directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, the show ...

'' (2019-2020), as well as the 2019 ISPR-produced film ''

Kaaf Kangana ''Kaaf Kangana'' ( ur, کاف کنگنا) is a 2019 Pakistani film. It features Sami Khan, Eshal Fayyaz, Fiza Ali and Ayesha Omer. ''Kaaf Kangana'' is written and directed by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. The film was released worldwide on 25 Octobe ...

''.

Early life and career

Khalil ur Rehman Qamar was born in 1962 in

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, Pakistan. He studied in a government high school in

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, Lahore. He used to write in school too and did further studies in B.Com. MBA. He started his TV drama career with ''Dastak Aur Darwaza'' and later produced a film ''Qarz'' (1997) which he also wrote. He also wrote the dialogues of '' Ghar Kab Aao Gay'' (2000), ''Tere Piyar Mein'', ''Mukhra Chan Varga'', ''Nikki Jai Haan'' but made his breakthrough with ''

Boota from Toba Tek Singh ''Boota from Toba Tek Singh'' ( ur, ) is a 1999 Pakistani drama serial. It was aired by Pakistan Television Corporation in Urdu language and had a total of 22 TV episodes. It was written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar, directed by Dilawar Malik. Th ...

'' (1999). Later, he used this style in his dramas '' Landa Bazar'' (2002) and ''

Love, Life Aur Lahore ''Love, Life aur Lahore'' () is a Pakistani Soap opera which aired on A-Plus. Written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, it has Fiza Ali and Sami Khan in lead roles while Sami was later replaced by Moammar Rana. It became one of the longest-running s ...

''. Khalil ur Rehman Qamar has written various drama serials but he is best known for his all time super hit dramas such as ''

'' (2013), ''

'' (2014), and ''

'' (2019).

Personal life

He wrote a drama serial

which is based on his own real life love story during his teenage days. Khalil worked at the

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but retired as he wanted to pursue a writing career. In 1985, Khalil married his first wife Rubi Naz. Khalil ur Rehman married his second wife Rozina Qureshi, while being married to Rubi. Rozina is an actress & was previously married to actor Faysal Qureshi. Khalil ur Rehman has a step daughter Hanish Qureshi, from Rozina's marriage to Faisal and has two children of his own with Rozina. His son Aabi Khan is an actor.

Controversies

In mass media and live television panel discussions relating to women's rights issues, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar supported conservative positions. On March 3, 2020, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar appeared on a Pakistani talk show on

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to discuss the

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. When Qamar was speaking, Marvi Sirmed interrupted Qamar by shouting "

Mera Jism Meri Marzi ( ur, ; ) is a slogan used by Feminism in Pakistan, feminists in Pakistan to demand Bodily integrity, bodily autonomy and protest Violence against women, gender-based violence. The slogan was popularized during the Aurat March in Pakistan, whic ...

" (meaning "My Body My Choice"). Qamar getting frustrated by the interruption, began calling her shameful. ''

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'' reported that Qamar said to Sirmed that "no one would even spit on your body" and that she was a "cheap woman" who should "shut up". Qamar was heavily criticized by politicians and prominent figures, while

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suspended his contract. Qamar said he was not stating anything, at the time of her speech, but she interrupted him.

Films

Television

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Qamar, Khalil-ur-Rehman 1956 births Pakistani dramatists and playwrights Pakistani male television actors Pakistani film directors Urdu film producers Pakistani lyricists Punjabi people Living people Pakistani Muslims Pakistani Sunni Muslims Pakistani Islamists Urdu-language poets from Pakistan