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Kareena Kapoor as Geet An Icon That Lives Forever

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Kareena Kapoor as Geet An Icon That Lives Foreve Wasim Akram deeply pained after Pakistan again prove no match for India, slump to 7th straight defeat: 'Tough to see…' Rhea ...
The Tribune

Barot’s construction boom sparks ecological fears

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...
The Telegraph

'OG' Don director, Chandra Barot, passes away at 86 battling pulmonary fibrosis

Chandra Barot, who gave Amitabh Bachchan one of his career-defining films in the form of the 1978 hit Don, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday. He was 86 and had been battling pulmonary fibrosis. Bachchan ...
The Hindu

Amitabh Bachchan pens heartfelt note to ‘Don’ director Chandra Barot

Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for directing the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Don, passed away on Sunday (July 20, 2025) due to cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai, his family said.
Mid Day

Amitabh Bachchan Chandra Barot

The loss of director Chandra Barot, who created the cult blockbuster Don, is being lamented by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. At the age of 86, Chandra Barot passed away in Mumbai on Sunday. According to ...
rediff.com

'Don' director Chandra Barot dies at 86

Before making his directorial debut with Don, the filmmaker served as an assistant director to actor-director Manoj Kumar in Purab Aur Pachhim, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Yaadgaar, and Shor. IMAGE: ...
The Hindu

Chandra Barot, director of Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic film ‘Don,’ passes away at 86

Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for helming Amitabh Bachchan’s 1978 cult classic Don, passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday (July 20). He was 86. Chandra was battling ‘Idiopathic ...
NDTV

When Amitabh Bachchan Revealed That No Distributor Was Willing To Accept Chandra Barot's Don: "They All Thought..."

Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot died on Sunday, July 20. He was 86. His wife, Deepa Barot, confirmed the news and told TOI, “He had been battling pulmonary fibrosis for the past seven years.” Did you ...
Hindustan Times

Chandra Barot, man behind Amitabh Bachchan’s cult classic Don, dies at 86; Farhan Akhtar remembers him

Chandra Barot breathed his last at a hospital in Bandra on Sunday. His wife, Deepa Barot, confirmed the news of his death to The Times of India, saying, “He had been battling pulmonary fibrosis for ...
Mint

Who is Chandra Barot, the original Don director who passed away at 86?

Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, the director of the original ‘Don’ starring Amitabh Bachchan, has passed away. The movie, initially declared a ‘flop,’ went on to be a cult classic and is the one ...
The Financial Express

Chandra Barot, who gave Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan’s Don, dies at 86

Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for directing the 1978 hit film Don starring Amitabh Bachchan, passed away on Sunday, July 20 at the age of 86. His wife, Deepa Barot, confirmed the news ...