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Chandrakant Gaur | |
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Born | Chandrakant Gaur 1929 |
Died | July 23, 2012 82) [1] | (aged
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Years active | 1939–1952 (as actor), 1951-1984 (as Director) |
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Chandrakant Gaur (1929-2012) Hindi B-movie director of action films and mythological movies. His work extends the Babubhai Mistri tradition, featuring Dara Singh (who also worked for Mistri) and Marathi star Jayshree Gadkar. He made Punjabi hits (e.g. Bhagat Dhanna Jat) reviving Punjabi cinema. Also made Gujarati mythological films. [2] [3]
In a career spanning nearly four decades, he directed 45 films including Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films, acted in 7 films and wrote stories for many films. He composed music in Do Dost (1951) along with S. Mohinder.
Bhagat Dhanna Jaat (1974), the Punjabi film directed by him is believed to have contributed to revival of Punjabi cinema. His debut film as a director was Riding Hero (1951), a stunt film made by Laxmi Productions of Chimanlal Trivedi.
His acting career was from 1939 to 1952. He appeared in Midnight Mail (1939), Maataa (1942), Swarna Bhoomi (1944), Seedha Rasta (1947), Mere Laal (1948), Shiva Ramoshi (1951 - Marathi Film) and Chhatrapati Shivaji (1952).
He also produced few films like Balaram Shri Krishna (1968), Hari Darshan (1972), Har Har Mahadev (1974), Bajrangbali (1976), Bolo He Chakradhari (1977) under the banner of "Joy Films".
Year | Film | Language | Cast | Notes | Production House |
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1951 | Riding Hero | Hindi | [4] Debut film as Director | Laxmi Productions | |
1955 | Ganga Maiya | Hindi | Prem Adib, Sumitra Devi | [5] | Kala Kendra |
1956 | Delhi Durbar | Hindi | [6] | ||
1957 | Aadhi Roti | Hindi | Prem Adib, Daisy Irani | [7] | Gandhi & Choksi Productions |
1957 | Aadhi Raat | Hindi | [8] | ||
1957 | Sant Raghu | Hindi | Anand Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Nirupa Roy | [9] | |
1958 | Circus Sundari | Tamil | Kamal Kapoor, Kamini Kaushal, Mahipal | [10] (Co-Director: C.M.Trivedi) | |
1958 | Great Show Of India | Hindi | Kamal Kapoor, Kamini Kaushal, Mahipal | [3] (Co-Director: C.M.Trivedi) | |
1959 | Jagga Daku | Hindi | P. Jairaj, Jabeen Jalil, Minoo Mumtaz | [11] Dubbed into Telugu as "Veera Jaggadu" | Chitra Bharti |
1961 | Ramleela | Hindi | Master Bhagwan, Abhi Bhattacharya, Moni Chatterjee | [12] | |
1962 | Jadugar Daku | Hindi | Bela Bose, Helen, P. Jairaj | [13] | |
1963 | Maya Mahal | Hindi | Bela Bose, Helen, Mahipal | [14] | Mona Films |
1963 | Zingaro | Hindi | Bela Bose, Laxmi Chhaya, Aruna Irani | [15] | |
1964 | Badshah | Hindi | Dara Singh, Nishi, Ramayan Tiwari | [16] | Nav Kala Niketan |
1964 | Roop Sundari | Hindi | Bela Bose, Mahipal, Anita Guha | [17] | Chitradoot |
1964 | Veer Bhimsen | Hindi | Dara Singh, Mumtaz, Sumitra Devi | [18] Dubbed into Telugu as "Bhima Pratigna" | |
1968 | Balaram Shri Krishna | Hindi | Dara Singh, Savitri, Jayshree Gadkar | [19] | Joy Films |
1970 | Tarzan 303 | Hindi | Chandgi Ram, Shabnam, K. N. Singh | [20] | |
1971 | Kabhi Dhoop Kabhi Chhaon | Hindi | Dara Singh, Ameeta, Jagdeep | [21] | |
1971 | Tulsi Vivah | Hindi | Abhi Bhattacharya, Anita Guha, Jayshree Gadkar | [22] Dubbed into Telugu as "Siva Jalandhara Yuddham" | |
1972 | Hari Darshan | Hindi | Abhi Bhattacharya, Dara Singh, B.Saroja Devi | [23] | Joy Films |
1973 | Maha Sati Savitri | Hindi | Jayshree Gadkar, Upendra Trivedi, D.K. Sapru | [24] | Basant Pictures |
1974 | Bhagat Dhanna Jatt | Punjabi | Dara Singh, Jayshree Gadkar, Yogeeta Bali, Padma Khanna | [25] (co-Director : Dara Singh) [3] | Dara Productions |
1974 | Har Har Mahadev | Hindi | Dara Singh, Jayshree Gadkar, Shahu Modak, Padma Khanna | [26] | Joy Films |
1974 | Kisan Aur Bhagwan | Hindi | Dara Singh, Feroz Khan, Yogeeta Bali, Abhi Bhattacharya | [27] | Dara Productions |
1976 | Bajrangbali | Hindi | Dara Singh, Biswajeet, Moushumi Chatterjee, Durga Khote | [28] | Joy Films |
1977 | Bolo He Chakradhari | Hindi | Dara Singh, Bhavana Bhatt, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Rajni Sharma | [29] | Joy Films |
1977 | Shri Krishna Sharanam Mama | Gujarati | [30] | ||
1979 | Shankar Parvati | Gujarati | |||
1984 | Shravan Kumar | Hindi, Gujarati | Bharat Bhushan, Jayashree Gadkar, Abhi Bhattacharya, Chandrima Bhaduri | [31] | |
1984 | Krishna-Krishna | Hindi | Biswajeet, vidya Sinha, Dara Singh, Anita Guha | [32] | Upendra Films |
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