Chandra Barot (Hindi: चन्द्रा बारोत) is an Indian film director, working primarily in the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is best known for having directed the 1978 film Don which has attained cult status in India. 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.His upcoming films include Hong Kong Wali Script and Neil Ko Pakadna....Impossible.
Was directing a film titled " 20 Rupees" starring Nana Patekar , Divya Rana The film was almost complete but got shelved.
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Started a film titled " Time" starring Chunky Pandey, Neelam and Sangeeta Bijlani. The film got shelved .
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His nephew Harsh Sagar is married to Dianna Penty.
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Brother of playback singer Kamal Barot.
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Started a film with Sarika in 1985, but it was shelved mid-way through as she married Kamal Hassan.
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Started a film with Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu. But Dilip Kumar had just signed a film as Manoj Kumar's father ( Kranti) and Anil Kapoor's grandfather ( Shakti). The producer backed out as he felt the audience wouldn't want to see Dilip Kumar romance Saira Banu after playing elderly characters . The film got shelved.
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Started a film titled " Khunda" Starring Shashi Kapoor, Rohan Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Farha Naaz and Tabu. The film got shelved and the script was made as the 1990 film " Dil".
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Started a film titled " Boss " with Vinod Khanna . The film got shelved after Vinod Khanna lost interest in the film.
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