Idrees Khan was film director of 14 movies. His first film was Lathicharge in 1978 which was about the so-called Movement of Nizam-e-Mustafa (saw) against Pakistan's first democratic elected Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1977.
His other movies were Hitler (1986), Governor (1990), Daku Raj (1992), Danday da Dour (1993), Pajero Group (1994), Aalmi Gunday (1996) and Roti Goli aur Sarkar (2003).
Idrees Khan died on May 6, 2005 in Lahore.