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{{short description|Indian film actor and producer}}
{{short description|Indian film actor and producer}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Krishan Kumar
| name              = Krishan Kumar
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| death_date        =  
| death_date        =  
| death_place        =  
| death_place        =  
| nationality        = Indian
| occupation        = [[Actor]], [[film producer]]
| occupation        = [[Actor]], [[film producer]]
| children          = 1
| children          = 1
| relatives          = [[Gulshan Kumar]] (brother)<br />[[Bhushan Kumar]] (nephew)
| relatives          = [[Gulshan Kumar]] (brother)&lt;br /&gt;[[Bhushan Kumar]] (nephew)&lt;br/&gt;[[Tulsi Kumar]] (niece)&lt;br/&gt;[[Khushalii Kumar]] (niece)&lt;br/&gt;[[Nattasha Singh]] (sister-in-law)
| family            = [[List of Hindi film families#Kumar family|Kumar family]]
| education          =  
| education          =  
| spouse            = [[Tanya Singh]] (actress)
| spouse            = [[Tanya Singh]]
| birth_name        = Krishan Kumar Dua
| birth_name        = Krishan Kumar Dua
| other_names        =  
| other_names        =  
| yearsactive        = 1982–present
| yearsactive        = 1982–present
| known_for          = [[Bewafa Sanam]] (1995), [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| 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]].
'''Krishan Kumar Dua''' is an Indian film 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==
==Personal life==
Born Krishan Kumar Dua, he is the younger brother of [[Gulshan Kumar]], founder of [[Super Cassettes Industries]].<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 has a daughter, Tishaa Kumar.<ref>{{cite news |title=PICS: Akshay Kumar & Daughter Nitara Watch Satellite Shankar |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/akshay-kumar-and-daughter-nitara-watch-satellite-shankar-2378299-11.html |access-date=9 November 2019 |work=News18 |date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
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.&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Kumar married actress [[Tanya Singh]], the daughter of composer of Ajit Singh and sister of actress [[Nattasha Singh]].&lt;ref&gt;{{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 }}&lt;/ref&gt; Their only daughter, Tishaa Kumar, died on 18 July 2024 at the age of 21, after a prolonged battle with cancer.&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
===As actor===
===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| 1993 || ''[[Aaja Meri Jaan]]'' || Chand Kapoor
| 1993 || ''[[Aaja Meri Jaan]]'' || Chand Kapoor
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Kasam Teri Kasam]] '' || Ravi
| 1993 || ''Kasam Teri Kasam '' || Ravi
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Shabnam (1993 film)|Shabnam]] '' ||
| 1993 || ''Shabnam '' ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Bewafa Sanam]]'' || Sundar Sehgal
| 1995 || ''[[Bewafa Sanam]]'' || Sundar Sehgal
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===As producer===
===As producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| 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]]''
|
|-
|-
! Year !! Film!!Notes
| ''[[Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Lucky: No Time for Love]]''||
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[De De Pyaar De]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Humko Deewana Kar Gaye]]''||
| ''[[Marjaavaan]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Darling (2007 Indian film)|Darling]]''||
| rowspan="3" | 2020 || ''[[Tanhaji]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Ajay Devgn]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]]}}
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''Link Road''||
| ''[[Thappad]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Anubhav Sinha]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]]}}
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]''||Co producers [[Rajat Rawail]]<br/>[[Bhushan Kumar]]<br/>Nitin Manmohan<br/>[[Sohail Khan]]
| ''[[Jai Mummy Di]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Luv Ranjan]] |  [[Ankur Garg]] | [[Bhushan Kumar]]}}
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Nautanki Saala!]]''||
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[Thank God (film)|Thank God]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Airlift (film)|Airlift]]''||
| ''[[Satyameva Jayate 2]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety]]''||
| rowspan="7" | 2022 || ''[[Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers – [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Pragya Kapoor]] | Abhishek Nayyar}}
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[De De Pyaar De]]''||
| ''[[Adipurush]]'' || Co-producer – [[Bhushan Kumar]]
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Marjaavaan]]''||
| ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]'' || Co-producer – [[Bhushan Kumar]]
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Tanhaji]]''|| Co producers [[Ajay Devgn]]<br/>[[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]]}}
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Thappad]]''|| Co producers [[Ajay Devgn]]<br/>[[Bhushan Kumar]]
| ''[[Mister Mummy]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Siva Ananth]] | [[Shaad Ali]]}}
|-
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Faraaz (film)|Faraaz]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Anubhav Sinha]]}}
| ''[[Thank God (film)|Thank God]]''
|-
|
| rowspan="2"| 2023 || ''[[Shehzada (2022 film)|Shehzada]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Aman Gill]] | [[Allu Aravind]] | [[S. Radha Krishna]] | [[Kartik Aaryan]] }}
|-
|-
|2022
| ''[[Gumraah (2023 film)|Gumraah]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | Murad Khetani | Anjum Ketani }}
|''[[Adipurush]]''
|Co producer - [[Bhushan Kumar]]
|-
|-
| 2022
| 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 }}
| ''[[Ek Villain Returns]]''
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2026 || ''[[Assi (film)|Assi]]'' || {{ubl | Co-producers [[Bhushan Kumar]] | [[Anubhav Sinha]] }}
|}
|}


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Revision as of 09:52, 20 March 2026


Krishan Kumar
Krishan Kumar (left) with his nephew Bhushan Kumar
Born
Krishan Kumar Dua
OccupationActor, film producer
Years active1982–present
Known forBewafa Sanam (1995), T-Series
Spouse(s)Tanya Singh
Children1
RelativesGulshan Kumar (brother)<br />Bhushan Kumar (nephew)<br/>Tulsi Kumar (niece)<br/>Khushalii Kumar (niece)<br/>Nattasha Singh (sister-in-law)
FamilyKumar family

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.

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>"Akshay Kumar's Mogul: All you need to know about Gulshan Kumar". India Today. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2022.</ref><ref>"Birthday Special: Remembering The legendary Music Mogul - Gulshan Kumar". News Track. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019.</ref> Kumar married actress Tanya Singh, the daughter of composer of Ajit Singh and sister of actress Nattasha Singh.<ref>"Kishen Kumar and Tanya tie the knot". The Times of India. 6 July 2002. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.</ref> Their only daughter, Tishaa Kumar, died on 18 July 2024 at the age of 21, after a prolonged battle with cancer.<ref>Chaubey, Pranita (19 July 2024). "Film Producer Krishan Kumar's Daughter Tishaa Kumar Dies After A "Prolonged Battle With An Illness": Family". NDTV. Retrieved 19 July 2024.</ref>

Filmography

As actor

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

List of Krishan Kumar film credits as producer
Year Title Notes
2005 Lucky: No Time for Love
2006 Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
2007 Darling
2011 Link Road
Ready
2013 Nautanki Saala!
2016 Airlift
2018 Satyameva Jayate
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
2019 De De Pyaar De
Marjaavaan
2020 Tanhaji
Thappad
Jai Mummy Di
2021 Thank God
Satyameva Jayate 2
2022 Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui
Adipurush Co-producer – Bhushan Kumar
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Co-producer – Bhushan Kumar
Ek Villain Returns
Vikram Vedha
Mister Mummy
Faraaz
2023 Shehzada
Gumraah
2024 Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video
2026 Assi

References

External links

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