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	{{Short description\|Indian film director}}		{{Short description\|Indian film director (1939–2025)}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~September 2016~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2025}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| name = Chandra Barot		\| name = Chandra Barot
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date =		\| birth_date = {{Birth year\|1939}}
	\| birth_place =		\| birth_place = [[Tanganyika Territory]]
	\| death_date =		\| death_date = {{Death date and given age\|2025\|7\|20\|86\|df=y}}
	\| death_place =		\| death_place = [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| years active = ~~1970-present~~		\| years active = 1970–2025
	\| website =		\| website =
	\| occupation = [[Film ~~Director~~]]		\| occupation = [[Film director]]
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
	}}		}}
	'''Chandra Barot''' is an Indian [[film director]], working primarily in the [[Hindi cinema\|Hindi film industry]] based in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]. He is best known for having directed the 1978 film ''[[Don (1978 film)\|Don]]'' which has attained [[cult film\|cult status]] in India.<ref name=Rediff>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/16sld1.htm \|title=I will always be remembered for Don \|date=16 October 2006 \|accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref> The film has been inspiration to various remakes and sequences.

	Barot ~~has also been Assistant Director to actor-~~director [[~~Manoj Kumar~~]] in ''[[~~Purab Aur Pachhim~~]]''. ~~After~~ ''Don''~~, he directed the 1989~~ [[~~Cinema of West Bengal~~\|~~Bengali film~~]] ~~''Aashrita''~~, ~~which grossed~~ {{~~INRConvert~~\|3\|c\|lk=c\|~~year~~=~~1989~~}}.<ref ~~name~~=~~Rediff~~/>		'''Chandra Barot''' (1939 – 20 July 2025) was an Indian film director, working primarily in the [[Hindi cinema\|Hindi film industry]] based in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]. Barot is best known for having directed the 1978 film ''[[Don (1978 film)\|Don]]'' which has attained [[cult film\|cult status]] in India,<ref name=Rediff>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/16sld1.htm \|title=I Will Always Be Remembered for Don \|date=16 October 2006 \|accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{citation \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-shot-khaike-paan-with-a-fractured-leg-reveals-don-director-as-film-completes-40-years/story-XnA3zK9n0xJBNK3hUKQFHM.html \|title=Amitabh Bachchan Shot Khaike Paan With a Fractured Leg, Reveals Don Director as Film Completes 40 Years\|publisher=Hindustan Times \|date=10 May 2018 \|access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> and was an inspiration to various remakes and sequences, including the [[Shah Rukh Khan]] version discussed in 2023, which caused a degree of controversy.<ref>{{citation \|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-reveals-plan-to-recreate-don-with-chandra-barot-instead-of-replacing-amitabh-bachchan-60654.html \|title=Shah Rukh Khan Reveals Plan to Recreate 'Don' With Chandra Barot Instead of Replacing Amitabh Bachchan\|publisher=Filmfare \|date=21 August 2023 \|access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref>

	His ~~upcoming~~ films include ''Hong Kong Wali Script'' and ''Neil Ko Pakadna....Impossible''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/news-interviews/29809301_1_satyajit-ray-shah-rukh-chandra-barot \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709141008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/news-interviews/29809301_1_satyajit-ray-shah-rukh-chandra-barot \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=9 July 2012 \|title=Chandra Barot ~~doesn~~'t ~~like remakes~~! \|date= 24 ~~Jul~~ 2011\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=10 ~~Jan~~ 2011}}</ref>		Barot moved from Tanzania, the country where he was born and brought up, to India and joined actor-director [[Manoj Kumar]] as an assistant director. He assisted Manoj Kumar on several films, including ''[[Purab Aur Pachhim]]'' (1970), [[Yaadgaar (1970 film)\|''Yaadgaar'']] (1970), [[Shor (film)\|''Shor'']] (1972), and [[Roti Kapada Aur Makaan\|''Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'']] (1974).<ref>{{Cite news\|title =Who is Chandra Barot, the original Don director who passed away at 86\|url =https://www.livemint.com/entertainment/who-is-chandra-barot-the-original-don-director-who-passed-away-at-86-11752997219157.html\|publisher=Livemint\|date = 20 July 2025}}</ref>

			Before the filming of [[Don (1978 film)\|''Don'']] was completed, producer [[Nariman Irani]] died in an accident on the set of another film he was working on. During the shooting of [[Manoj Kumar]]'s [[Kranti]] in November 1977 at Rajkamal Kalamandir Studios, Bombay, a sudden cloudburst caused a wall to collapse on Irani. He was seriously injured, hospitalized, and died a few days later. The rest of the cinematography and production of ''Don'' was completed by Barot with support from the cast and crew.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who was Nariman Irani?\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/he-produced-amitabh-bachchans-blockbuster-don-but-did-not-have-money-to-buy-food-died-penniless-before-its-release-who-was-nariman-irani/articleshow/122560237.cms\|publisher=Economic Times\| date=16 July 2025}}</ref>

			After ''Don'', he directed the 1990 [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali film]] ''Aashrita'', which grossed {{INRConvert\|3\|c\|lk=c\|year=1989}}.<ref name=Rediff/>

			His shelved films include ''Hong Kong Wali Script'' and ''Neil Ko Pakadna....Impossible''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/news-interviews/29809301_1_satyajit-ray-shah-rukh-chandra-barot \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709141008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/news-interviews/29809301_1_satyajit-ray-shah-rukh-chandra-barot \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=9 July 2012 \|title=Chandra Barot Doesn't Like Remakes! \|date= 24 July 2011\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref>

			Barot died from pulmonary fibrosis in a hospital in Banda on 20 July 2025, at the age of 86.<ref>[https://www.livemint.com/news/india/veteran-filmmaker-chandra-barot-director-of-amitabh-bachchans-don-passes-away-at-86-11752994556703.html Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, director of Amitabh Bachchan's ‘Don’, passes away at 86]</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\| 1978 \|\| ''[[Don (1978 film)\|Don]]'' \|\| Director \|\|		\| 1978 \|\| ''[[Don (1978 film)\|Don]]'' \|\| Director \|\|
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	\| ~~1989~~ \|\| ''Aashrita'' \|\| Director \|\| [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali film]]<ref name=Rediff/>		\| 1990 \|\| ''Aashrita'' \|\| Director \|\| [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali film]]<ref name=Rediff/>
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	\| 1991 \|\| ''Pyar Bhara Dil'' \|\| Director \|\|		\| 1991 \|\| ''Pyar Bhara Dil'' \|\| Director \|\|
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb name\| id=0056423 \| name=Chandra Barot}}		* {{IMDb name\| id=0056423 \| name=Chandra Barot}}

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	[[Category:~~Year~~ of birth missing ~~(living people)~~]]		[[Category:1939 births]]
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	[[Category:Bengali film directors]]		[[Category:Bengali film directors]]
	[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]		[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]
	[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]		[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
	[[Category:~~Living people~~]]		[[Category:Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis]]
			[[Category:Respiratory disease deaths in India]]

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'''Chandra Barot''' is an Indian [[film director]], working primarily in the [[Hindi cinema|Hindi film industry]] based in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]. He is best known for having directed the 1978 film ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' which has attained [[cult film|cult status]] in India.<ref name=Rediff>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/16sld1.htm |title=I will always be remembered for Don |date=16 October 2006 |accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref> The film has been inspiration to various remakes and sequences.

Barot has also been Assistant Director to actor-director [[Manoj Kumar]] in ''[[Purab Aur Pachhim]]''. After ''Don'', he directed the 1989 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ''Aashrita'', which grossed {{INRConvert|3|c|lk=c|year=1989}}.<ref name=Rediff/>

His upcoming films include ''Hong Kong Wali Script'' and ''Neil Ko Pakadna....Impossible''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/news-interviews/29809301_1_satyajit-ray-shah-rukh-chandra-barot |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709141008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/news-interviews/29809301_1_satyajit-ray-shah-rukh-chandra-barot |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2012 |title=Chandra Barot doesn't like remakes! |date= 24 Jul 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=10 Jan 2011}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title!! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Purab Aur Pachhim]]'' || Assistant Director ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Yaadgaar (1970 film)|Yaadgaar]]'' || Assistant Director ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Shor (film)|Shor]]'' || Assistant Director ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Roti Kapada Aur Makaan]]'' || Assistant Director ||
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' || Director ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Aashrita'' || Director || [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]]<ref name=Rediff/>
|-
| 1991 || ''Pyar Bhara Dil'' || Director ||
|-
| || ''Hong Kong Wali Script'' || Director ||
|-
| || ''Neil Ko Pakadna....Impossible'' || Director ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name| id=0056423 | name=Chandra Barot}}

{{Don film series}}
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[[Category:Bengali film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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