Krishnakant was born in September 1922 in Howrah, West Bengal, British India as Krishnakant Maganlal Atmaram Bukhanvala. He was an actor and director, known for De tout coeur (1998), Manmadhan (2004) and Puthukkottaielerenthu Saravanan (2004). He died on October 24, 2016 in Surat.