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 Year Film Language Cast Notes Production House1951Riding HeroHindi Riding Hero page in IMDb Debut film as Director Laxmi Productions1955Ganga MaiyaHindi Prem Adib, Sumitra DeviGanga Maiya page in IMDb Kala Kendra1956Delhi DurbarHindi Delhi Durbar page in IMDb1957Aadhi RotiHindiPrem Adib, Daisy Irani Aadhi Roti page in IMDb Gandhi & Choksi Productions1957Aadhi RaatHindi Aadhi Raat page in IMDb 1957Sant RaghuHindiAnand Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Nirupa Roy Sant Raghu page in IMDb 1958Circus SundariTamilKamal Kapoor, Kamini Kaushal, Mahipal Circus Sundari page in IMDb (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 Jagga Daku page in IMDb Dubbed into Telugu as "Veera Jaggadu" Chitra Bharti 1961RamleelaHindiMaster Bhagwan, Abhi Bhattacharya, Moni Chatterjee Ramleela page in IMDb 1962Jadugar DakuHindiBela Bose, Helen, P. Jairaj Jadugar Daku page in IMDb 1963Maya MahalHindiBela Bose, Helen, Mahipal Maya Mahal page in IMDb Mona Films1963ZingaroHindiBela Bose, Laxmi Chhaya, Aruna Irani Zingaro page in IMDb 1964BadshahHindiDara Singh, Nishi, Ramayan Tiwari Badshah page in IMDb Nav Kala Niketan1964Roop SundariHindiBela Bose, Mahipal, Anita Guha Roop Sundari page in IMDb Chitradoot1964Veer BhimsenHindiDara Singh, Mumtaz, Sumitra Devi Veer Bhimsen page in IMDb Dubbed into Telugu as "Bhima Pratigna" 1968Balaram Shri KrishnaHindiDara Singh, Savitri, Jayshree Gadkar Balaram Shri Krishna page in IMDb Joy Films1970Tarzan 303HindiChandgi Ram, Shabnam, K. N. Singh Tarzan 303 page in IMDb 1971Kabhi Dhoop Kabhi ChhaonHindiDara Singh, Ameeta, Jagdeep Kabhi Dhoop Kabhi Chhaon page in IMDb 1971Tulsi VivahHindiAbhi Bhattacharya, Anita Guha, Jayshree Gadkar Tulsi Vivah page in IMDb Dubbed into Telugu as "Siva Jalandhara Yuddham"1972Hari DarshanHindiAbhi Bhattacharya, Dara Singh, B.Saroja Devi Hari Darshan page in IMDb Joy Films1973Maha Sati SavitriHindiJayshree Gadkar, Upendra Trivedi, D.K. Sapru Maha Sati Savitri page in IMDb Basant Pictures1974Bhagat Dhanna JattPunjabiDara Singh, Jayshree Gadkar, Yogeeta Bali, Padma Khanna Har Har Mahadev page in IMDb (co-director : Dara Singh) Dara Productions1974Har Har MahadevHindiDara Singh, Jayshree Gadkar, Shahu Modak, Padma Khanna Joy Films1974Kisan Aur BhagwanHindiDara Singh, Feroz Khan, Yogeeta Bali, Abhi Bhattacharya Bhagat Dhanna Jatt page in IMDb Dara Productions1976BajrangbaliHindiDara Singh, Biswajeet, Moushumi Chatterjee, Durga Khote Bajrangbali page in IMDb Joy Films1977Bolo He ChakradhariHindiDara Singh, Bhavana Bhatt, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Rajni Sharma Bolo He Chakradhari page in IMDb Joy Films1977Shri Krishna Sharanam MamaGujarati Shri Krishna Sharanam Mama page in IMDb 1979Shankar ParvatiGujarati1984Shravan KumarHindi, GujaratiBharat Bhushan, Jayashree Gadkar, Abhi Bhattacharya, Chandrima Bhaduri Shravan Kumar page in IMDb 1984Krishna-KrishnaHindiBiswajeet, vidya Sinha, Dara Singh, Anita Guha Krishna-Krishna page in IMDb Upendra Films
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