Amitabh Bachchan Mourns The Demise Of Don Director Chandra Barot With A Heartfelt Note: Another Sad Moment

Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, who directed Amitabh Bachchan starrer 1978 film Don, breathed his last on Sunday, July 20, at a hospital in Mumbai, his family said. He was 86. The news was confirmed by Barot's wife, Deepa Barot, who told The Times of India that he had been fighting pulmonary fibrosis for the past seven years. The filmmaker was receiving treatment at Guru Nanak Hospital. He had been previously admitted to Jaslok Hospital, she said.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan penned a heartfelt note to mourn the demise of his 'dear' friend Chandra Barot.

Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to Chandra Barot

Mr Bachchan, 82, shared his note on his personal blog. He started the eulogy with the words, "Another and another sad moment" and wrote, "Dear dear friend and my director of DON - Chandra Barot passed away this morning … It is difficult to put in words the loss. We worked together, yes, but he was more a family friend than anyone else .. I can only pray (folded hand emoji)."

About Chandra Barot

Barot, who was Manoj Kumar's longtime assistant director, came close to Amitabh and Zeenat, during the shooting of Roti Kapda Aur Makaan's filming. Don was Chandra Barot's directorial debut. For the unversed, when actor-producer Nariman Irani faced financial problem after the failure of Zindagi Zindagi (1972), Barot and his team helped Irani with the project, and brought in writers Salim-Javed to pen the action thriller.

Apart from Don, Barot also directed a few Bengali films like Aashrita (1989) and Pyar Bhara Dil (1991). Boss and Neil Ko Pakadna... Impossible, are some of his projects which either remained incomplete or unreleased.

Farhan Akhtar reimagined Don, and in 2006, Shah Rukh Khan starred in the new version of the cult classic, and the franchise continued, with its sequel in 2011. The third instalment stars Ranveer Singh.

Farhan Akhtar also took to his Instagram handle to pay tribute to Chandra Barot. He shared a picture of the director along with a heartfelt note that read: "Saddened to learn that the director of the OG Don is no more. RIP Chandra Barot-ji. Deepest condolences to the family (sic)".