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{{short description|Indian film actor, producer and writer}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

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{{POV|date=March 2013}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kamaal Rashid Khan
| image = Kamaal Rashid Khan.jpg
| imagesize = 225px
| caption =
| othername = Kamal Rashid,<ref name="only">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/03/03/stories/2007030301990200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025906/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/03/03/stories/2007030301990200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Passion only |date=3 March 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> KRK<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamaal Khan is also known as KRK|url=http://zeenews.india.com/tags/Kamaal-Rashid-Khan.html|publisher=Zee News|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date =
| height=
| weight=
| parents =
| website= {{URL|kamaalrkhan.com}}
| personality=
| birth_place = [[Deoband]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India<ref name="only"/>
| yearsactive = 2005–present
| occupation = Producer, actor, writer
}}

'''Kamaal Rashid Khan''' (often referred to as '''KRK''' or '''Kamaal R Khan''') is an Indian film actor, producer and writer. He participated in the reality show, ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-celebs-who-were-thrown-out-of-the-house/photostory/60992894.cms|title=Bigg Boss: Celebs who were thrown out of the house|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= I am already a millionaire: KRK|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-already-a-millionaire-KRK/articleshow/5339856.cms|access-date=2016-09-04|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=10 things you dont really want to know about KRK|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/10-things-you-dont-really-want-to-know-about-krk-bollywood-celebrities/1/369712.html|access-date=2016-09-04|website=indiatoday.in|language=en}}</ref>

==Controversies and criticism ==

=== Film banned ===

Khan's Hindi film ''[[Deshdrohi]]'' was banned in Maharashtra by the state government amid riot concerns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Controversial film 'Deshdrohi' banned in Maharashtra|date=13 November 2008|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1206129/report-controversial-film-deshdrohi-banned-in-maharashtra|publisher=Dna India|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Controversial film 'Deshdrohi' banned in Maharashtra|url=http://www.bollywood.com/controversial-film-deshdrohi-banned-maharashtra|publisher=Bollywood.com|access-date=7 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922124559/http://www.bollywood.com/controversial-film-deshdrohi-banned-maharashtra|archive-date=22 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kamaal Rashid Khan reinvents the English language!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-30/tv/29832907_1_krk-kamaal-rashid-khan-twitter-followers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812155637/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-30/tv/29832907_1_krk-kamaal-rashid-khan-twitter-followers|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>

=== Twitter Tweets ===
* During Indian General Elections 2014, he tweeted that he will leave India if [[Narendra Modi]] becomes prime minister of India. On 18 May 2014, he posted a fabricated screenshot of that tweet replacing his name with that of [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]. This sparked controversy as some media outlets didn't investigate and credited the tweet to Shahrukh Khan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angry SRK tweets: You suck as much as the grammar of the fake Tweet|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shah-rukh-khan-twitter-tweet-krk-kammal-rashid-khan/1/362570.html|work=India Today|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref>
* On the day of release of ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' on 23 May 2014, Khan made a derogatory remark about the film on [[Twitter]]. His post, which read "I will review #Heropanti on coming Thursday but I will not watch Crap film #Kochadaiiyaan", faced heated replies by fans of [[Rajinikanth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/krk-insults-rajinikanth-14438.html?page=2|title=Kamaal R Khan calls Rajinikanth's 'Kochadaiyaan' a 'crap' film (view pics)|date=21 May 2014}}</ref>
* He was processed by the police on 9 December 2018 for making obscene comments against the LGBT community.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kamaal-r-khan-booked-for-passing-vulgar-remarks-against-the-lgbtq-community/articleshow/67010098.cms|title=Kamaal R Khan booked for passing 'vulgar' remarks against the LGBTQ community|date=2018-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kamaal Rashid Khan faces the ire of Rajnikanth's fans for series of 'racist' tweets|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kamaal-rashid-khan-faces-the-ire-of-rajnikanth-s-fans-for-series-of-racist-tweets-1889685|access-date=2016-09-04|website=dnaindia.com|date=16 September 2013|language=en}}</ref>

=== YouTube Review ===
He has been accused of making [[Caste system in India|derogatory caste-based remarks]] and defamatory remarks against South Indian actor [[Dhanush]] in his review of the latter's movie ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'', posted on YouTube.<ref name="IBT">{{cite news |title=Kamaal R Khan Booked for Derogatory Remarks against 'Raanjhanaa' Actor Dhanush |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kamaal-r-khan-booked-for-derogatory-remarks-against-raanjhanaa-actor-dhanush-497697 |access-date=17 March 2019 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=8 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413060323/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kamaal-r-khan-booked-for-derogatory-remarks-against-raanjhanaa-actor-dhanush-497697 |archive-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> A case under Section 66A of the IT Act has been registered against Kamaal at the Seema Puri Police Station of North-East Delhi. The complaint was lodged by R.L. Kane, secretary of Dr. Bheemrao Ambedkar Vichaar Manch, by sending an email to the Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Kamaal Rashid Khan booked for defamatory remarks, could be arrested |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130807/news-current-affairs/article/actor-kamaal-rashid-khan-booked-defamatory-remarks-could-be |access-date=7 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809090300/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130807/news-current-affairs/article/actor-kamaal-rashid-khan-booked-defamatory-remarks-could-be |archive-date=9 August 2013 }}</ref> The film fraternity approached the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), demanding a complete ban against Khan.

== Filmography ==
===Feature Films===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Actor
! Director
! Producer
! Writer
! Language
! class="unsortable" |Notes
!class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
|2005
| ''Sitam
|
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|[[Hindi]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sitam|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1639|access-date=2015-11-18|website=boxofficeindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2006
| ''Munna Pandey Berozgaar''
| Villain
| {{Yes}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|
|[[Bhojpuri language]]
|
|<ref name="here">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/07/07/stories/2007070752010200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107171847/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/07/07/stories/2007070752010200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title=Munna is here |date=7 July 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Another Bhojpuri flick "Munna Pandey Berozgar"|url=https://hamaraphotos.com/bollywood/scoops/bhojpuri-flick-munna-pandey-berozgar.html|access-date=2007-07-05|website=hamaraphotos.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2008
| ''[[Deshdrohi]]
|Raja Yadav
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes}}
|
| [[Hindi]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Controversial film 'Deshdrohi' banned in Maharashtra|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/controversial-film-deshdrohi-banned-in-maharashtra/story-gJkXSM7tstCUg21m0O7b6L.html|access-date=2008-11-13|website=hindustantimes.com|date=13 November 2008|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra moves SC for ban on screening of 'Deshdrohi'|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/maharashtra-moves-sc-for-ban-on-screening-of-deshdrohi-37851-2009-01-22|access-date=2009-01-22|website=indiatoday.in|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2014
| ''[[Ek Villain]]
|Brijesh
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
| [[Hindi]]
|(Guest Appearance)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kamaal R Khan in The Villain|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kamaal-r-khan-in-the-villain/|access-date=2016-03-13|website=bollywoohungama.com|date=20 November 2013|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kamaal R Khan is brilliant in Ek Villain|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/kamaal-r-khan-brilliant-ek-villain-mohit-suri-415|access-date=2014-06-14|website=tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Show
!Role(s)
!Notes
!Channel
!Ref.
|-
|2009
|''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 3)|Bigg Boss 3]]''
|Contestant
|
|[[Colors TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=KRK kicked out of Bigg Boss|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/krk-kicked-out-of-bigg-boss/story-qgLonCeh8W2GAv63JFwmYN.html|access-date=2009-10-22|website=hindustantimes.com|date=21 October 2009|language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2019
| ''Tum Meri Ho''
| [[Hindi]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=अमिताभ बच्चन ने 'तुम मेरी हो' सॉन्ग को लेकर किया Tweet, तो KRK ने यूं दिया रिएक्शन|url=https://ndtv.in/bollywood/bollywood-actor-kamaal-r-khan-twitter-reaction-on-amitabh-bachchan-tweet-tum-meri-ho-2100820|access-date=2019-09-14|website=ndtv.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Big B And RGV Trolled Heavily For Promoting KRK's Song Tum Meri Ho|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/amitabh-bachchan-rgv-trolled-heavily-promoting-krks-song-tum-meri-ho-805402|access-date=2019-09-14|website=ibtimes.co.in|date=14 September 2019|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''Pyar Ka Naam Khuda Rakkha Hai''
| [[Hindi]]
|{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=2872548}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes person|kamal_rashid_khan|Kamal Rashid Khan}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|kamaal-rashid-khan}}

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