Khalid Ahmed (Urdu: خالد احمد) is a Pakistani TV director, producer and actor.

Khalid Ahmed
Born
Patna, Bihar, India
NationalityPakistani
Occupations
RelativesImtiaz Ali (nephew)

He currently teaches theatre at National Academy of Performing Arts.[1][2]

Early life and education edit

Born in Patna, Bihar, 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 and the Hawaiian guitar), he initially graduated as an engineer from the University of California, also teaching the subject for some time at the NED University, Karachi, before studying theater at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1]

Career edit

He has been active in theatre, in television and in cinema as an actor, director and screenwriter, preferring classical plays and stories.[3]

Personal life edit

Through his sister, his nephew is Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali.[1]

Selected filmography edit

Television serials edit

Year Title Role Director Producer Screenwriter Network Note
2010 Uraan Asjad Geo Entertainment
2011 Khandan-e-Shughlia   ARY Digital
2012 Bilqees Kaur Iqbal Bhatti Hum TV
Zindagi Gulzar Hai Wahab
Talkhiyaan Agha Hussain Baig   Express Entertainment Based on The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy[1]
2014 Pehchaan   A-Plus TV
Digest Writer Mazhar Hayat Hum TV
2016 Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain   Wrote episodes 2, 6 and 25
2018 Dilara Akbar Ali's elder brother   Bol Entertainment Modern-day adaptation of Munshi Premchand's Nirmala

Films edit

Year Title Role Director
2013 Chambaili
2016 Actor in Law
Laloolal.com  
2018 Pinky Memsaab Qutb
2022 Intezaar Daddy

Stage plays edit

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Project Result Reference
2020 Harlem International Film Festival Best Actor Intezaar Won [5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Madhukalya, Amrita (5 December 2017). "From Patna boy to Pakistani TV legend". DNA India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c (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
  3. ^ Baig, Amina (19 March 2023). "Khalid Ahmad and the art of the second act". The News International.
  4. ^ a b Afreen Seher (22 September 2021). "Bee Gul-Khalid Ahmed theatre production Kal Agar Main Marjaun to be streamed online on September 24". Dawn Group of Newspapers (IMAGES). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sultan, Asfa (23 September 2020). "Khalid Ahmad bags Best Actor Award at Harlem International Film Fest". The Express Tribune.

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