‘It
is
difficult
to
put
in
words
the
loss.’
Chandra
Barot
directs
Amitabh
Bachchan
on
Don.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Film
History
Pics/X
Amitabh
Bachchan
posted
a
tribute
to
Don
director
Chandra
Barot,
who
passed
away
on
July
20
at
age
86.
‘Another
and
another
sad
moment…
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
any
else…I
can
only
pray,’
Amitabh
wrote
in
his
blog
post.
Chandra
Barot
made
his
directorial
debut
with
Don
in
1978.
The
film,
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
the
lead
role,
has
gained
cult
status
over
the
years.
Apart
from
Don,
Chandra
Barot
was
also
known
for
directing
the
Bengali
film
Aashrita
in
1989.
Chandra
Barot
directs
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
the
Don
song,
Yeh
Hai
Bambai
Nagariya
at
Mumbai’s
Gateway
Of
India.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Film
History
Pics/X
Farhan
Akhtar,
who
went
on
to
direct
his
own
versions
of
Don,
and
is
currently
making
Don
3
with
Ranveer
Singh,
also
paid
tribute,
writing,
‘Saddened
to
learn
that
the
director
of
the
OG
Don
is
no
more.
RIP
Chandra
Barot-ji.
Deepest
condolences
to
the
family.’
Before
he
directed
films,
Chandra
Barot
assisted
on
films
like
Purab
Aur
Pachhim,
Yaadgaar,
Roti
Kapada
Aur
Makaan
and
Shor.
