Kamal Rashid Khan
Biography
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 Hindi and Bhojpuri cinema.
He has produced or written most of the films he has starred in, notably the controversial Deshdrohi (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.
Khan was born in a Muslim family in Deoband, a town in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India in 1975. He is the father of two kids, a son, and a daughter. A businessman, he ventured into the Indian film industry 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 (lit. 'Tyranny'; 2005) directed by Partho Ghosh, the Bhojpuri films Tu Hamaar Hou (lit. 'You Are Mine'; 2006) directed by Jayprakkash Shaw, Munna Pandey Berozgaar (lit. 'Munna Pandey Unemployed'; 2007) directed by Manish Jain; romance and comedy films respectively.
Desh Drohi (lit. 'Treasonist', 2008), a crime-thriller, was his first film as a leading actor and dealt with organized crime in India 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 Pradesh and Bihari migrants in Maharashtra, which was eventually lifted by the Bombay High Court
