Bilal Lashari is a Pakistani filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and occasional actor. Bilal Lashari born 4th August 1981 Lahore Pakistan. His father, Kamran Lashari, is a retired senior Pakistani bureaucrat who served as a Federal Secretary and did a lot in cultural preservation in Lahore, while his paternal grandfather was a landlord, lawyer and poet. His younger brother, Rohail Lashari, an MBA graduate from HEC Paris
He made his directorial debut with Waar (2013), which at the time of release became Pakistan’s highest-grossing film (currently 11th highest) His next project titled The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022) was a remake of the 1979 film Maula Jatt. The film broke box office records and became Pakistan’s highest grossing film. Lashari won awards in four categories at the ARY Film Awards 2014 for his directorial debut.