Mohammed Rashid Mohammed Iqbal Kamaal, better known as Kamaal Rashid Khan (born 1 January 1975; often referred to as KRK or Kamaal R Khan), is an Indian actor, producer and writer in

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and

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. He has produced or written most of the films he has starred in, notably the controversial ''

Deshdrohi ''Deshdrohi'' ( Traitor) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma. It was scripted and produced by KRK, who also appeared in the lead role alongside Manoj Tiwari, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Gracy Singh and Zulfi ...

'' (2008), his only film as a lead actor. He is best known for his supporting role in '' Ek Villain'' (2014) and for participating in the reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2009. He has also appeared in music videos.

Biography

Khan was born in a Muslim family in Deoband, a town in the Saharanpur district of

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, India in 1975. He is the father of two kids, a son and a daughter. A businessman, he ventured into the

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during the 2000s. He started out as a producer and writer for films and has also appeared in supporting roles therein, these include the Hindi romance-drama ''Sitam'' (; 2005) directed by

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, the Bhojpuri films ''Tu Hamaar Hou'' (; 2006) directed by Jayprakkash Shaw, ''Munna Pandey Berozgaar'' (; 2007) directed by Manish Jain; romance and comedy films respectively. ''Desh Drohi'' (, 2008), a

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, was his first film as a

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and dealt with

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and like his previous ventures was also written and produced by him. It received negative reviews from critics and was banned by the Maharashtra state government amid riot concerns for depicting the 2008 attacks on Uttar Pradeshi and Bihari migrants in Maharashtra, which was eventually lifted by the Bombay High Court. His next was ''Jimmy'' (2008) directed by

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, another crime film written and produced by Khan. He is best known for his supporting role in the film '' Ek Villain'' (''The Villain''; 2014), where he played the role of the titular serial killer's best friend, notably neither produced nor written by him. At the 2015

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(humorous Bollywood film awards), Khan was awarded the Worst Supporting Actor for ''Ek Villain''. He also appeared in the third season of the reality show ''

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'', the Indian version of ''Big Brother'', in 2009; he later appeared in the stand-up comedy show, '' Comedy Nights Bachao'' in 2015. Besides films and television, he has also starred in music videos including "Tum Meri Ho" (2019) sung by

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, which he also produced and wrote the lyrics for. He has since shifted to the profession of a

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, posting film reviews and box office analysis. These videos, which often target Indian celebrities, have attracted controversy. Carry Minati, another Indian YouTuber, roasted Khan in a 2016 video "KRK India's Best Film Actor/Producer/Critic".

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, an Indian singer, released a

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against Khan, "#krkkutta: Barking Dog - Mika Singh" in 2021. He was a candidate in the 2014 Indian general election for the

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(lower house of the Indian Parliament) from the Samajwadi Party. He quit the party citing differences with Samajwadi Party leader

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's son Farhan Azmi and contested as an independent politician but did not win. He also has business interests in Dubai. Kamal R Khan has been at the centre of controversies since 2005. Courts in Mumbai granted injunctions to restrict Khan from posting defamatory content against actor

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and producers

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and

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in separate cases in 2021. He was arrested and detained in 2022 by the Mumbai Police, when returning from Dubai where he had been residing, for complaints (filed by Yuva Sena politician Rahul Kanal) on his 2020 tweets against

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-starrer ''

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'', a 2020

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dealing with transgender issues ( hijras), and tweets against director

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. After spending nine days in judicial custody, he was granted bail for the tweets and for a separate 2021

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26 July 2021. ''

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''.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

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