Rahat Kazmi

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Rahat Kazmi
Born June 30, 1946
Simla, India
Occupation Teaching, Acting
Known for Acting, Arts and Literature
Religion Shia Islam
Spouse Sahira Kazmi

Rahat Kazmi (born 1946) is a famous Pakistani television actor, a talk-show anchor, a professional speaker and an academician. He is married to renowned Pakistani actress, producer and director Saira Kazmi, with whom he fell in love when he started his acting career. He has two children from Saira, Ali Kazmi and Nida Kazmi. Both of the children are associated with the show business industry of Pakistan.

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[edit] Education

Degree University
MA Political Science Government College, Lahore
MA English Literature University of Punjab
Legum Baccalaureus (LLB) University of The Punjab

[edit] Early career

Rahat joined the Pakistani Civil Services in 1968 as an Information Officer. In 1976 he resigned from his job and pursued acting.

[edit] Acting career

[edit] Television Shows

Show Name Year
Mayaar 1967
Rahat Kazmi show 1970
Comedy Comedy 1990

[edit] Drama / Plays

Drama / Play Year Writer / Producer / Director
Goonge 1967 N/A
Koltar N/A N/A
Anarkali N/A N/A
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
Karavan N/A N/A
Nangey paaon N/A Shahid Kazmi (Writer), Sahar (Director)
Ragoan mein andhera N/A Yunus Javed (Writer), Rashid Daar (Producer)
Parchaiyan witeen N/A Haseena Moin
Ehsaas N/A Shahid Kazmi (Writer), Shahzad Khalil (Director)

[edit] Films

Film Name Year
Aaj aur kal 1976
Insaniyat N/A
Suraj bhee tamashai 1977
Mehmaan 1977
Muthi bhar chawal 1978
Khandaan 1980
Saima 1980
Aazmaish 1980
Aas paas 1982
Jaan-e-mun 1982

[edit] Family

Rahat married Sahira, an accomplished actress, in 1974. They have a son Ali Kazmi and a daughter Nida Kazmi both of them are actors.

[edit] Other activities

Currently Rahat is working as an administrative director for L'ecole for Advanced Studies(LAS), a prestigious academic institute in Karachi. He also teaches English Literature and Drama to A level students at LAS, Karachi. Mr. 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.

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