11 February,2026 11:59 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kamaal R Khan and Rajpal Yadav
Actor Rajpal Yadav, who has made millions laugh with his performances on screen, is currently facing jail time. The actor, known for his comic roles in films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Dhol, Bhagam Bhag, De Dana Dan, and others, recently surrendered at Tihar Jail after being found guilty in a Rs 9 crore cheque bounce case. After his case gained traction, some members of the film industry have offered financial help. Actor and self-proclaimed critic Kamaal R Khan has also offered financial assistance.
On Tuesday, KRK took to his official X account, offering Rs 10 lakh to support Yadav and urging members of the film fraternity to step in. "I am ready to give Rs 10 lakhs for Rajpal Yadav. Let's all Bollywood people come together to give him Rs 5 crore! If he pays back Rs 5 crore, he can come out of jail immediately! Let's all help him (sic)," he wrote.
Earlier, actor Sonu Sood also extended his support to Rajpal Yadav and urged filmmakers to cast him and offer him an advance on his work. Calling Rajpal Yadav a gifted actor who has given years of unforgettable performances to the film industry, Sonu Sood remarked that life can sometimes be unfair and announced that Yadav would now be part of his film.
Apart from Sood, Rao Inderjeet Singh Yadav, owner of Gem Tunes Music, also stepped forward to support the actor with financial assistance of Rs 1.11 crore.
For the uninitiated, Rajpal Yadav surrendered to the police after the Delhi High Court directed him to do so in connection with multiple cheque bounce cases. Yadav had taken a loan to produce his film Ata Pata Laapata in 2010 but was unable to repay it. In 2018, a magisterial court sentenced the actor and his wife to six months in jail. In 2019, a sessions court upheld the verdict.
In 2024, when the actor and his wife approached the Delhi High Court seeking relief, the court temporarily suspended the sentence, noting that they were not habitual offenders and allowing time for settlement. However, the actor failed to repay the debt.
A single-judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma deprecated the actor's conduct, observing his repeated failure to honour settlement commitments despite being granted several opportunities.
"This Court is of the view that the conduct of the petitioner no. 1 (Rajpal Yadav) deserves to be deprecated. Despite repeatedly giving assurances and seeking indulgence of this Court, he has failed to comply with the orders passed from time to time," Justice Sharma observed.
The Delhi High Court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by Yadav and his wife challenging their conviction and sentence under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
