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Biography
Rahat Kazmi (born 1946) is a Pakistani actor, anchor and speaker and an academician.
Career
He joined the Pakistani Civil Services in 1968 as an Information Officer. In 1976 he resigned from his job and pursued acting. Currently Rahat is working as an administrative director for L'ecole for Advanced Studies(LAS), an academic institute in Karachi. He also teaches English Literature and Drama to A level students at LAS, Karachi. Rahat Kazmi is also an IDJIT director at the National Academy of Performing Arts. He has previously taught at Avicenna School and Hamdard University (Clifton Campus, Karachi) in 2001.
Family
Rahat married Sahira Kazmi, an accomplished actress and daughter of the Muslim Taji Qureshi and her Hindu paramour, actor Shyam , in 1974. They have a son and a daughter, both of them are actors.
Filmography
| Film Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Aaj aur kal | 1976 |
| Insaniyat | N/A |
| Suraj bhee tamashai | 1977 |
| Mehmaan with cast Rahat Kazmi,Babra Sharif, Nayyer Sultana, Najma, Meena Shori etc. | 1977 |
| Muthi bhar chawal | 1978 |
| Khandaan | 1980 |
| Saima | 1980 |
| Aazmaish | 1980 |
| Aas paas | 1982 |
| Jaan-e-mun | 1982 |
Television
| Show Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Mayaar | 1967 |
| Rahat Kazmi show | 1970 |
| Comedy Comedy | 1990 |
Theater
| Drama / Play | Year | Writer / Producer / Director |
|---|---|---|
| Goonge | 1967 | N/A |
| Koltar | N/A | N/A |
| Anarkali | N/A | Fatima Suriyya Bajiya |
| Auraaq | N/A | Fatima Suriyya Bajiya |
| Qurbatain aur faaslay | 1974 | Rahat Kazmi |
| 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 | N/A | Haseena Moin |
| Ehsaas | N/A | Shahid Kazmi (Writer), Shahzad Khalil (Director) |
| Saraab | N/A | Bano Qudsia |
| Zikr Hai Kai Saal Ka | 1996 | Sahira Kazmi |
| Kaise Kahoon | 2006 | Sahira Kazmi |