Chandrakant Gaur

Born on January 9, 1929 — died July 23, 2012 (aged 83)

Chandrakant Gor (1929–2012), commonly referred to simply as Chandrakant, is a Hindi 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.