Khalid Ahmed ( ur, خالد احمد) is a Pakistani TV director, producer and actor. He currently teaches theatre at
National Academy of Performing Arts
The National Academy of Performing Arts ( ur, ; abbreviated as NAPA) is a performing arts school located at Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi, Hindu Gymkhana in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. NAPA was established in 2005 as an institution to conserve and tea ...
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[(Rafay Mahmood]
Khalid Ahmed presents double bill at NAPA (National Academy of Performing Arts)
The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 13 April 2013, Retrieved 26 June 2022
Early life and education
Born in Patna
Patna (
), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
, Bihar
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, India, he moved to Pakistan in his teens, during the 1970s, and despite being inclined towards the arts from an early age (he learned to play the banjo
The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...
and the Hawaiian guitar
Hawaiian guitar may refer to:
*Lap steel guitar, a type of steel guitar without pedals that is typically played with the instrument in a horizontal position across the performer's lap
*Ukulele
The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ...
), he initially graduated as an engineer from the University of California
The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, ...
, also teaching the subject for some time at the NED University
The NED University of Engineering & Technology is a public university located in the urban area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest and best engineering universities in Pakistan, acknowledged for its best teaching practices an ...
, Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
, before studying theater at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools.
LAMDA's Principal is ...
. Through his sister, his nephew is Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
director Imtiaz Ali.[Amrita Madhukalya (5 December 2017)]
"From Patna boy to Pakistani TV legend"
DNA India News website. Retrieved 26 June 2022
Television
As actor
* ''Uraan Uraan may refer to the following television series from Pakistan:
* Uraan (2010 TV series)
* Uraan (2019 TV series)
* Uraan (2020 TV series)
''Uraan'' is a Pakistani television series, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under thei ...
'' as Asjad
* ''Bilqees Kaur
''Bilqees Kaur'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Adnan Ahmad, written by Faiza Iftikhar and produced by Momina Duraid. It aired from 15 April 2012 to 26 August 2012 on Hum TV. Set in New York City, Karachi, Lahore and Gujranwa ...
'' as Iqbal Bhatti
* ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai
''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Sultana Siddiqui, produced by Momina Duraid under banner Moomal Productions, which was first broadcast on Hum TV. Based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad who also w ...
'' as Murtaza's elder brother
* ''Talkhiyaan
''Talkhiyaan'' (English: ''Bitterness'') is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial, written by Bee Gul and directed by Khalid Ahmed. It highlights a stereotypical mentality of men that live by their ancestral pride and deep-rooted notions of a caste sys ...
'' as Agha Husain Baig a.k.a. Agha Jaan[
* '']Digest Writer
''Digest Writer'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani drama series which premiered on Hum TV on 5 October 2014. The serial is penned by Umera Ahmad and directed by Syed Ahmed Kamran. It stars Saba Qamar, Agha Ali and Gohar Rasheed.
It received seven no ...
'' as Mazhar Hayat
* '' Dilara'' (special appearance)
* ''Churails
''Churails'' () is a 2020 ZEE5 exclusive and Zindagi Original Pakistani drama web series. It is written and directed by Asim Abbasi. The web series stars Sarwat Gilani, Mehar Bano, Nimra Bucha and Yasra Rizvi in lead roles. It is produced by Asi ...
'' (Web Series)
As a writer
* ''Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain
''Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain'' ( ur, ; ) is a Pakistani anthology television series produced by Angeline Malik which premiered on 27 March 2011 on Hum TV. The series is based on short stories on real life situations.
A second season was premie ...
'' (Episode 2, 6, 25)
As a director
* '' Firdous ki Dozakh''[
* '' Pehchaan''][
* '' Dilara''
]
Filmography
As an actor
* ''Chambaili
''Chambaili'' ( ur, ) is a 2013 Pakistani Urdu-language political thriller film directed by Ismail Jilani, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Shahzad Nawaz for Coup d'état Films and 7th Sky Films. It stars Salmaan Peerzada, Khalid Ahmed, Mohammed ...
''
* ''Actor in Law
''Actor in Law'' is a 2016 Pakistani socio-comedy film directed by Nabeel Qureshi, co-written and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza along with Mehdi Ali. The film was released on Eid-ul-Adha 2016. by Urdu 1 Pictures. The film stars Fahad Musta ...
'' (Special Appearance)
* ''Pinky Memsaab
''Pinky Memsaab'' () is a 2018 Urdu-language Pakistani drama film. The film stars Hajra Yamin, Kiran Malik, Adnan Jaffar, Sunny Hinduja, Khalid Ahmed and Shamim Hilaly. It was distributed by Eveready Pictures on 7 December 2018.
Plot summary
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'' as Qutb
* '' Intezar''
As a Director
* ''Laloolal.com
''Laloolal.com'' ( ur, لالولال ڈاٹ کام) is Pakistani romantic–drama film directed by Khalid Ahmed, written by Bee Gul and co-produced by Shailja Kejriwal and Vikas Sharma. It premiered in 2016 at the Zeal for Unity festival, aiming ...
'' (2016)[
* '']Daani
''Daani'' is a Cinema of Pakistan, Pakistani film by Khalid Ahmed and Farooq Rind. It won the best telefilm award at the Kara Film Festival in 2006. '' (2006)
Stage plays
* ''Kal Agar Main Marjaun'' (What If I Die Tomorrow) (2021)[
* ''Badshahat Ka Khatma'' (written by ]Saadat Hasan Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto (; Punjabi, ur, , ; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan.
Writing ma ...
) (2013)[
* ''Naql-e-Makani'' (written by ]Rajinder Singh Bedi
Rajinder Singh Bedi (1 September 1915 – 1984) was an Indian Urdu writer of the progressive writers' movement and a playwright, who later worked in Hindi cinema as a film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer and he is grandfather Rajat Be ...
) (2013)[
]
Awards and accolades
* Best Actor award at Harlem International Film Festival
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- '' Intezar''
See also
* National Academy of Performing Arts
The National Academy of Performing Arts ( ur, ; abbreviated as NAPA) is a performing arts school located at Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi, Hindu Gymkhana in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. NAPA was established in 2005 as an institution to conserve and tea ...
References
External links
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Living people
Pakistani television directors
Pakistani television producers
Businesspeople from Karachi
Pakistani people of Bihari descent
People from Patna
Year of birth missing (living people)
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