Chandrakant Gaur

Chandrakant Gor
Born
Chandrakant Gor

9 January 1929
Died23 July 2012(2012-07-23) (aged 82)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1939–1952 (as actor),
1951–1984 (as director)
Notable work
SpousePrabhavati Gor

Chandrakant Gor (1929–2012), commonly referred to simply as Chandrakant, is a 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. He also made Gujarati mythological films.

Career

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 he directed, is believed to have contributed to the 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), and Bolo He Chakradhari (1977) under the banner of "Joy Films".

Filmography

As Director

YearFilmLanguageCastNotesProduction House
1951Riding HeroHindi Debut film as DirectorLaxmi Productions
1955Ganga MaiyaHindiPrem Adib,
Sumitra Devi		Kala Kendra
1956Delhi DurbarHindi
1957Aadhi RotiHindiPrem Adib,
Daisy Irani		Gandhi & Choksi Productions
1957Aadhi RaatHindi
1957Sant RaghuHindiAnand Kumar,
Lalita Pawar,
Nirupa Roy
1958Circus SundariTamilKamal Kapoor,
Kamini Kaushal,
Mahipal		 (Co-Director: C.M.Trivedi)
1958Great Show Of IndiaHindiKamal Kapoor,
Kamini Kaushal,
Mahipal		(Co-Director: C.M.Trivedi)
1959Jagga DakuHindiP. Jairaj,
Jabeen Jalil,
Minoo Mumtaz		 Dubbed into Telugu as "Veera Jaggadu"Chitra Bharti
1961RamleelaHindiMaster Bhagwan,
Abhi Bhattacharya,
Moni Chatterjee
1962Jadugar DakuHindiBela Bose,
Helen,
P. Jairaj
1963Maya MahalHindiBela Bose,
Helen,
Mahipal		Mona Films
1963ZingaroHindiBela Bose,
Laxmi Chhaya,
Aruna Irani
1964BadshahHindiDara Singh,
Nishi,
Ramayan Tiwari		Nav Kala Niketan
1964Roop SundariHindiBela Bose,
Mahipal,
Anita Guha		Chitradoot
1964Veer BhimsenHindiDara Singh,
Mumtaz,
Sumitra Devi		 Dubbed into Telugu as "Bhima Pratigna"
1968Balaram Shri KrishnaHindiDara Singh,
Savitri,
Jayshree Gadkar		Joy Films
1970Tarzan 303HindiChandgi Ram,
Shabnam,
K. N. Singh
1971Kabhi Dhoop Kabhi ChhaonHindiDara Singh,
Ameeta,
Jagdeep
1971Tulsi VivahHindiAbhi Bhattacharya,
Anita Guha,
Jayshree Gadkar		 Dubbed into Telugu as "Siva Jalandhara Yuddham"
1972Hari DarshanHindiAbhi Bhattacharya,
Dara Singh,
B.Saroja Devi		Joy Films
1973Maha Sati SavitriHindiJayshree Gadkar,
Upendra Trivedi,
D.K. Sapru		Basant Pictures
1974Bhagat Dhanna JattPunjabiDara Singh,
Jayshree Gadkar,
Yogeeta Bali,
Padma Khanna		 (co-director : Dara Singh)Dara Productions
1974Har Har MahadevHindiDara Singh,
Jayshree Gadkar,
Shahu Modak,
Padma Khanna		Joy Films
1974Kisan Aur BhagwanHindiDara Singh,
Feroz Khan,
Yogeeta Bali,
Abhi Bhattacharya		Dara Productions
1976BajrangbaliHindiDara Singh,
Biswajeet,
Moushumi Chatterjee,
Durga Khote		Joy Films
1977Bolo He ChakradhariHindiDara Singh,
Bhavana Bhatt,
Sachin Pilgaonkar,
Rajni Sharma		Joy Films
1977Shri Krishna Sharanam MamaGujarati
1979Shankar ParvatiGujarati
1984Shravan KumarHindi,
Gujarati		Bharat Bhushan,
Jayashree Gadkar,
Abhi Bhattacharya,
Chandrima Bhaduri
1984Krishna-KrishnaHindiBiswajeet,
vidya Sinha,
Dara Singh,
Anita Guha		Upendra Films

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Cinemaazi/posts/cinemaazi-remembers-chandrakant-gaur-actor-director-and-story-writer-on-his-8th-/899607057191287/
  2. ↑ Ashish Rajyadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (1998). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 74. ISBN 019-563579-5.
  3. 1 2 3 Sanjeet Narwekar (1994). Directory of Indian Film-Makers and Films (1 ed.). Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 69. ISBN 094-891140-9.
  4. ↑ Riding Hero page in IMDb
  5. ↑ Ganga Maiya page in IMDb
  6. ↑ Delhi Durbar page in IMDb
  7. ↑ Aadhi Roti page in IMDb
  8. ↑ Aadhi Raat page in IMDb
  9. ↑ Sant Raghu page in IMDb
  10. ↑ Circus Sundari page in IMDb
  11. ↑ Jagga Daku page in IMDb
  12. ↑ Ramleela page in IMDb
  13. ↑ Jadugar Daku page in IMDb
  14. ↑ Maya Mahal page in IMDb
  15. ↑ Zingaro page in IMDb
  16. ↑ Badshah page in IMDb
  17. ↑ Roop Sundari page in IMDb
  18. ↑ Veer Bhimsen page in IMDb
  19. ↑ Balaram Shri Krishna page in IMDb
  20. ↑ Tarzan 303 page in IMDb
  21. ↑ Kabhi Dhoop Kabhi Chhaon page in IMDb
  22. ↑ Tulsi Vivah page in IMDb
  23. ↑ Hari Darshan page in IMDb
  24. ↑ Maha Sati Savitri page in IMDb
  25. 1 2 Har Har Mahadev page in IMDb
  26. ↑ Bhagat Dhanna Jatt page in IMDb
  27. ↑ Bajrangbali page in IMDb
  28. ↑ Bolo He Chakradhari page in IMDb
  29. ↑ Shri Krishna Sharanam Mama page in IMDb
  30. ↑ Shravan Kumar page in IMDb
  31. ↑ Krishna-Krishna page in IMDb