Zahoor Raja got fame from great prePartition film Anmol Gharhi in 1946. His first film in Pakistan was Jahad (1950). He was hero, producer and director of this film. His other four films as director were Ghazi Bin Abbas, Gulfarosh (1961), Deevana (1964) and Baghi Sipahi (1966).
Zahoor Raja acted in these films, Gumrah (1959), Khyber Mail (1960), Gulfarosh (1961), Deevana (1964), Baghi Sipahi and Koh-e-Noor (1966). His last film was Asmat in 1968.