Dilawar Malik

{{Short description|Pakistani television actor and director}}

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Dilawar Malik is a Pakistani television actor and director. He is best known for directing acclaimed project for PTV such as Boota from Toba Tek Singh and Landa Bazar.{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/610966/boota-from-toba-tek-singh-is-my-personal-favourite-directorial-work-dilawar-malik/|title=Boota from 'Toba Tek Singh' is my personal favourite directorial work: Dilawar Malik|work=Daily Times|author=Muhammad Ali|date=12 May 2020}}

Career

Malik began his career in late 1990s when he directed several television series for PTV including Boota from Toba Tek Singh, written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. He then directed Landa Bazar in 2002 which was also written by Qamar, became an overnight success.{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1178076|title=15 years after its premiere, iconic TV drama Landa Bazaar now has a sequel|date=26 July 2017|access-date=|work=DAWN Images}} The television series he directed mostly are deeply culturally routed and in most of the times set in the Walled City of Lahore.{{Cite web|url=https://minutemirror.com.pk/director-dilawar-malik-of-landa-bazaar-fame-working-on-his-next-project-26409/|title=Director Dilawar Malik of 'Landa Bazaar' fame working on his next project|date=9 February 2022|work=Minute Mirror|access-date=29 March 2022}} He also directed series for satellite television network including Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq (2011), Nadamat (2012) and Laal Ishq (2017) which is the sequel of Landa Bazar.{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/09-Nov-2017/laal-ishq-a-journey-of-love|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009132701/https://nation.com.pk/09-Nov-2017/laal-ishq-a-journey-of-love|archive-date=9 October 2019|work=The Nation|title=Laal Ishq: A journey of love|date=9 November 2017 |access-date=30 March 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/159555/im-lucky-worked-khalilur-rehman-dialogues-best-imran-ashraf/|title=I'm lucky I have worked with Khalilur Rehman. His dialogues are the best: Imran Ashraf|work=Daily Times|date=15 October 2016}}

Filmography

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