Krishnakant

Krishnakant Maganlal Bukhanwala (15 September 1922 – 24 October 2016), also referred to as Krishnakant or KK, was an Indian actor and director who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema. According to Cinemaazi, in his career spanning over four decades, Krishnakant acted in more than 120 films as well as directed two Hindi- and 13 Gujarati-language films.

Krishnakant's notable acting roles included Mashaal (1950), Andolan (1951), Naukri (1954), Jagte Raho (1956), Howrah Bridge (1958), Satta Bazaar (1959), Do Raaste and Kanku (both 1969). From 1959 onwards he focused more on his stage career, earning acclaim among Gujarati audiences, before returning to cinema in the 1970s. The Gujarati films he subsequently directed included Kulvadhu (1977), Ghar Sansar, Visamo (both 1978), and Jog Sanjog (1980) — which earned significant critical and commercial success. He published an autobiography, Guzra Hua Zamana, in Gujarati in 2013. He died at age 94 in 2016.

Filmography

As an actor

As a director

References

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