Rahat Kazmi

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| name = Rahat Kazmi

| native_name = راحت کاظمی

| native_name_lang = urdu

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|06|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Shimla, Punjab, British India

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Screenwriter|News presenter||}}

| years_active = 1966 - present

| education = Government College
University of Punjab

| spouse = {{marriage|Sahira Kazmi|1974}}

| children = Ali Kazmi (son)
Nida Kazmi (daughter)

| relatives = Shyam (father-in-law)
Rafay Kazmi (grandson)

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Rahat Kazmi ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|راحت کاظمی}}}}) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, TV news presenter anchorman, and an academician. He has worked in several TV serials for PTV such as in 1967 with Mayaar, rose to prominence in 1974 with Qurbatain aur Faaslay (an adaptation of Turgenev's 1862 novel Fathers and Sons){{Cite web |last=Chughtai |first=Zahra |date=3 January 2015 |title=Once Upon A Time… |url=https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/once-upon-a-time/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123035303/https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/once-upon-a-time/ |archive-date=23 November 2024 |website=Newsline Magazine}} and also starred in 1976 with Pakistan's first coloured and classical serial Parchaiyan. Later, he worked in PTV's many other TV dramas such as in 1980 with Teesra Kinara (that he himself wrote based on Ayn Rand's 1943 novel The Fountainhead), the same year with Ehsaas, and in 1987 with Dhoop Kinare.{{cite web|url= http://www.ptv.com.pk/actor5.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102011010/http://www.ptv.com.pk/actor5.asp |date=21 October 2007 |archivedate=2 January 2008|website=PTV Home website |title=Profile of TV actor Rahat Kazmi|accessdate=20 November 2020}}

Early life and education

Rahat Kazmi was born in Shimla, on 30 June 1946. Rahat's father was a lawyer by profession, and he wanted his son to follow his footsteps. Rahat completed his high school education in Rawalpindi from Gordon College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1347056|title=Gordon College — legacy of the colonial era|first=Aamir|last=Yasin|date=23 July 2017|website=DAWN.COM}} He successfully completed and received his law degree (LLB) in Lahore. Additionally, Rahat received his master's degree in political science from Government College University, Lahore and a master's degree in English literature from Punjab University.{{cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/the-first-power-couple-of-television-in-pakistan-sahira-and-rahat-kazmi/MjM1Ng==|title=The First Power Couple of Television in Pakistan: Sahira and Rahat Kazmi|website=Newsline Magazine|date=February 26, 2023}}

Career

He worked for Pakistan Television Network and appeared in famous drama serials such as Qurbatein Aur Faslay, Teesra Kinara, Parchayian, Dhoop Kinaray, Raghon Mein Andhera, Ehsas, Zikar Hay Kayi Saal Ka, Nangay Paon, Saraab and others. He also teaches English Literature and Drama to A-level students at LAS, Karachi. Rahat Kazmi is also a director at the National Academy of Performing Arts. He has previously taught at Avicenna School and Hamdard University (Clifton Campus, Karachi) in 2001.{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/165069/rahat-kazmi-a-legend-on-stage-and-behind-the-camera |newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=9 May 2011|title=Rahat Kazmi: A legend on stage and behind the camera |author=Saadia Qamar|accessdate=19 November 2020}} Currently Rahat is working as an administrative director for L'ecole for Advanced Studies (LAS), an academic institute in Karachi.{{cite web|url=https://greenwich.edu.pk/images/PDFs/GVision/GVision_V13_I03.pdf|title=Greenwich Earns the Most Exculsive Awards|website=GreenWich University|date=July 30, 2023}}

Personal life

In 1974 Rahat married actress Sahira Kazmi, the daughter of actress Mumtaz Qureshi (Taji) and actor Shyam. They first met on the sets of PTV in 1971. They have a son, Ali Kazmi, an actor, and a daughter, Nida Kazmi, a former actress .{{Cite web|last=Ali|first=Rashid Nazir|title=The Kazmi Family|url=https://reviewit.pk/the-kazmi-family/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Reviewit.pk|date=27 September 2014 |language=en-US}}

Public image

= In India =

Due to projects such as Dhoop Kinare, Rahat was popular in India as well, especially in northern India and in western India, the Indian public having access to his series through pirated videotape cassettes, and a 1988 India Today report said of Rahat that "his looks are a mix of Amitabh Bachchan and Rajendra Kumar, but close your eyes and he sounds uncannily like Dilip Kumar."{{Cite web |date=15 May 1988 |title=Pakistan TV-serials invade Indian homes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880515-pakistan-tv-serials-invade-indian-homes-797225-1988-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122083512/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880515-pakistan-tv-serials-invade-indian-homes-797225-1988-05-14 |archive-date=22 November 2024 |website=India Today}}

Filmography

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"\|Year ! scope="col"\|Title ! scope="col"\|Role !Screenwriter ! scope="col" \|Network
1967	Mayaar	Shakeel \|	PTV
1968	Koltar	Shahzad \|	PTV
1969	Auraq	Kaifi \|	PTV
1970	Rahat Kazmi Show	Himself \|	PTV
1972	Barzakh	Shahid \|	PTV
1974	Qurbatain Aur Faslay	Ghufran \|	PTV
1975	Sangsaar	Ahmer \|	PTV
1976	Parchaiyan	Adeel \|	PTV
1978	Koel	Harris \|	PTV
1980	Teesra Kinara	Ali \|{{Ya}}	PTV
1982	Bazdeed	Nasir \|	PTV
1982	Saraab	Rao Mujahid Naseer \|	PTV
1983	Ragon Mein Andhera	Masood-Ur-Rehman \|	PTV
1983	Adhay Chehray	Saleem \|	PTV
1983	Pholan Wala Easta	Mansoor Ahmad \|	PTV
1984	Andhera Ujala	Asad-Ur-Rehman \|	PTV
1984	Anjanay Main	Jarjees \|	PTV
1985	Karawaan	Gul Muhammad Khan \|	PTV
1987	Ehsaas	Noman \|	PTV
1987	Dhoop Kinare	Ahmer Ansari \|	PTV
1988	Anarkali	Salim \|	PTV
1988	Yeh Kahan Ki Dosti Hai	Hasan \|	PTV
1990	Comedy Comedy	Himself \|	PTV
1993	Nangey Paon	Azeem \|	PTV
1995	Zikr Hai Kai Saal Ka	Sikandar \|	PTV

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Language
rowspan="2" \| 1976	Aaj Aur Kal	Urdu
Insaniyat	Urdu
rowspan="2" \| 1978	Mutthi Bhar Chawal	Urdu
Mehman	Urdu
1979	Pakeeza	Urdu
rowspan="5" \| 1980	Aap Ki Khatir	Urdu
Khandan	Urdu
Saima	Urdu
Suraj Bhi Tamashai	Urdu
Aazmaish	Urdu
rowspan="2" \| 1982	Aas Paas	Urdu
Jan-e-Mann	Urdu
1987	Ishtehari Mujrim	rowspan="2" \| Pashto
1991	Qaher

=Theater=

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Drama / Play ! Year ! Writer / Producer / Director
Goonge \| 1967 \| N/A
Koltar \| N/A \| N/A
Anarkali \| N/A \| Fatima Surayya Bajia
Auraaq \| N/A \| Fatima Surayya Bajia
Qurbatain Aur Faaslay \| 1974 \| Safdar Hashmi
Ghazanfar \| N/A \| N/A
Teesra Kinara \| N/A \| Rahat Kazmi (Writer), Shahzad Khalil (Director)
Dhoop Kinare \| 1987 \| Haseena Moin, Sahira Kazmi (Director)
Karavan \| N/A \| Iqbal Ansari
Nangey Paaon \| N/A \| Shahid Kazmi (Writer), Haider Imam Rizvi (Director)
Ragoan Mein Andhera \| N/A \| Yunus Javed (Writer), Mohammad Nisar Hussain (Director)
Parchaiyan \| 1976 \| Haseena Moin
Ehsaas \| N/A \| Shahid Kazmi (Writer), Shahzad Khalil (Director)
Saraab \| N/A \| Bano Qudsia
Zikr Hai Kai Saal Ka \| 1996 \| Dr. Enwar Sajjad (writer)/Sahira Kazmi (director)
Kaise Kahoon \| 2006 \| Sahira Kazmi

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Drama / Play

! Year

! Writer / Producer / Director

Goonge

| 1967

| N/A

Koltar

| N/A

Anarkali

| N/A

| Fatima Surayya Bajia

Auraaq

| N/A

| Fatima Surayya Bajia

Qurbatain Aur Faaslay

| 1974

| Safdar Hashmi

Ghazanfar

| N/A

Teesra Kinara

| N/A

| Rahat Kazmi (Writer), Shahzad Khalil (Director)

Dhoop Kinare

| 1987

| Haseena Moin, Sahira Kazmi (Director)

Karavan

| N/A

| Iqbal Ansari

Nangey Paaon

| N/A

| Shahid Kazmi (Writer), Haider Imam Rizvi (Director)

Ragoan Mein Andhera

| N/A

| Yunus Javed (Writer), Mohammad Nisar Hussain (Director)

Parchaiyan

| 1976

| Haseena Moin

Ehsaas

| N/A

| Shahid Kazmi (Writer), Shahzad Khalil (Director)

Saraab

| N/A

| Bano Qudsia

Zikr Hai Kai Saal Ka

| 1996

| Dr. Enwar Sajjad (writer)/Sahira Kazmi (director)

Kaise Kahoon

| 2006

| Sahira Kazmi

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
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1987	Nigar Award	Best Actor	{{Won}}	Dhoop Kinare	{{cite journal \|title= نگار ایوارڈز سال 1987\|journal= Nigar Weekly \|date=2000 \|volume=Golden Jubilee Number \|page=297 \|language=ur}}