Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar was born in 1962 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He studied in a government high school in Shad Bagh, Lahore. He used to write in school too and did further studies in B.Com followed by an MBA.

He wrote the drama serial Sadqay Tumhare based on his own real life love story during his teenage days.^[2]

Khalil worked at the National Bank of Pakistan but retired as he wanted to pursue a writing career.^[3]

In 1985, Khalil married his first wife Rubi Naz.^[4][5] Khalil ur Rehman married his second wife Rozina Qureshi, while being married to Rubi. Rozina is an actress and was previously married to actor Faysal Qureshi.^[6] Khalil ur Rehman has a step daughter Hanish Qureshi, from Rozina's marriage to Faisal and has two children of his own with Rozina.^[6]

His son Aabi Khan is an actor.^[7]

Khalil started his TV drama career with Dastak Aur Darwaza (1995), that he wrote and acted in, and later produced a film Qarz (1997) which he also wrote. He also wrote the dialogues of Ghar Kab Aao Gay (2000), Tere Piyar Mein, Mukhra Chan Varga, Nikki Jai Haan but made his breakthrough with Boota from Toba Tek Singh (1999). Later, he used this style in his dramas Landa Bazar (2002) and Love, Life Aur Lahore. Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar has written various drama serials but he is best known for his all time super hit dramas such as Pyarey Afzal (2013), Sadqay Tumhare (2014), and Meray Paas Tum Ho (2019).

On March 3, 2020, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar appeared on a Pakistani talk show on Neo News to discuss the Aurat March. When Qamar was speaking, Marvi Sirmed interrupted Qamar by shouting "Mera Jism Meri Marzi" (meaning "My Body My Choice"), a feminist slogan.^[8][9] He made obscene remarks about Marvi’s body and also indulged in abusive name calling towards her. Qamar was accused of sexism and heavily criticized by politicians and prominent figures, while Geo TV suspended his contract.^[9] Qamar said he was not stating anything, at the time of her speech, but she interrupted him.^[10]