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{{short description|Indian film actor and producer}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Krishan Kumar
| image = Krishan Kumar with his nephew Bhushan Kumar.jpg
| caption = Krishan Kumar (left) with his nephew [[Bhushan Kumar]]
| imagesize =
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| birth_place =
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| occupation = [[Actor]], [[film producer]]
| children = 1
| relatives = [[Gulshan Kumar]] (brother)<br />[[Bhushan Kumar]] (nephew)<br/>[[Tulsi Kumar]] (niece)<br/>[[Khushalii Kumar]] (niece)<br/>[[Nattasha Singh]] (sister-in-law)
| family = [[List of Hindi film families#Kumar family|Kumar family]]
| education =
| spouse = [[Tanya Singh]]
| birth_name = Krishan Kumar Dua
| other_names =
| yearsactive = 1982–present
| known_for = ''[[Bewafa Sanam]]'' (1995), [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
}}
'''Krishan Kumar Dua''' is an Indian actor and producer. He is best known for ''[[Bewafa Sanam]]'' (1995) and owning the largest music producing company in India, [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].

==Personal life==
He was born Krishan Kumar Dua in a [[Punjabi Hindu]] family, the son of fruit seller Chandrabhan who had migrated to [[Delhi]] from [[Lahore]] after the [[partition of India]]. He is the younger brother of [[Gulshan Kumar]], founder of [[Super Cassettes Industries]]/T-Series.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Akshay Kumar's Mogul: All you need to know about Gulshan Kumar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/akshay-kumar-mogul-gulshan-kumar-biopic-murder-t-series-965755-2017-03-15 |access-date=21 March 2022 |magazine=India Today |date=15 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday Special: Remembering The legendary Music Mogul - Gulshan Kumar |url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/gulshan-kumar-birthday-sc17-nu-45973-1.html |access-date=9 November 2019 |work=News Track |date=5 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Kumar married actress [[Tanya Singh]], the daughter of composer of Ajit Singh and sister of actress [[Nattasha Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kishen-Kumar-and-Tanya-tie-the-knot/articleshow/14991484.cms |title=Kishen Kumar and Tanya tie the knot |date=6 July 2002 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=17 January 2018 |archive-date=28 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528180002/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kishen-Kumar-and-Tanya-tie-the-knot/articleshow/14991484.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Their only daughter, Tishaa Kumar, died on 18 July 2024 at the age of 21, after a prolonged battle with cancer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaubey |first1=Pranita |date=19 July 2024 |title=Film Producer Krishan Kumar's Daughter Tishaa Kumar Dies After A "Prolonged Battle With An Illness": Family |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/film-producer-krishan-kumars-daughter-tishaa-kumar-dies-after-a-prolonged-battle-with-an-illness-family-6139539 |work=NDTV |access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Aaja Meri Jaan]]'' || Chand Kapoor
|-
| 1993 || ''Kasam Teri Kasam '' || Ravi
|-
| 1993 || ''Shabnam '' ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Bewafa Sanam]]'' || Sundar Sehgal
|-
| 1998 || ''Pagla Kahin Ka'' || Album
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Papa The Great]] '' || Jai Prakash
|}

===As producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Krishan Kumar film credits as producer
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Lucky: No Time for Love]]'' ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Humko Deewana Kar Gaye]]'' ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Darling (2007 Indian film)|Darling]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''Link Road'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers – [[Rajat Rawail]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]] | Nitin Manmohan | [[Sohail Khan]]}}
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Nautanki Saala!]]'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Airlift (film)|Airlift]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Satyameva Jayate (2018 film)|Satyameva Jayate]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[De De Pyaar De]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Marjaavaan]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2020 || ''[[Tanhaji]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Ajay Devgn]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]]}}
|-
| ''[[Thappad]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Anubhav Sinha]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]]}}
|-
| ''[[Jai Mummy Di]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Luv Ranjan]] | [[Ankur Garg]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]]}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[Thank God (film)|Thank God]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Satyameva Jayate 2]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2022 || ''[[Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers – [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Pragya Kapoor]] | Abhishek Nayyar}}
|-
| ''[[Adipurush]]'' || Co-producer – [[Bhushan Kumar]]
|-
| ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]'' || Co-producer – [[Bhushan Kumar]]
|-
| ''[[Ek Villain Returns]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Vikram Vedha (2022 film)|Vikram Vedha]]'' || {{ubl |Co-producer – [[S. Sashikanth]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Chakravarthy Ramachandra]] | Vivek B. Agrawal| [[Neeraj Pandey]]}}
|-
| ''[[Mister Mummy]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Siva Ananth]] | [[Shaad Ali]]}}
|-
| ''[[Faraaz (film)|Faraaz]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Anubhav Sinha]]}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2023 || ''[[Shehzada (2022 film)|Shehzada]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Aman Gill]] | [[Allu Aravind]] | [[S. Radha Krishna]] | [[Kartik Aaryan]] }}
|-
| ''[[Gumraah (2023 film)|Gumraah]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | Murad Khetani | Anjum Ketani }}
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Ekta Kapoor]] | [[Shobha Kapoor]] | [[Vipul D. Shah]] | Ashwin Varde | Rajesh Bahl | [[Raaj Shaandilyaa]] | Vimal Lahoti }}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2026 || ''[[Assi (film)|Assi]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Anubhav Sinha]] }}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0474825}}

{{T-Series}}
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