New Delhi, Actors, including Kajol, Raveena Tandon and Sanjay Dutt, remembered “full-of-life filmmaker” Sanjay Gupta, whose credits include films such as “Kaante”, “Shootout at Lokhandwala” and “Mumbai Saga”, among others.
“Sending love and immense strength to the family through this loss. Rest in peace,” she wrote. That was almost always his opening line whenever we met. We always think there will be time. Another meeting. Another conversation. Another film. It hurts to know that this one will remain unfinished. “Not done, bro. Sanjay Gupta. Gups. My only boss in the film industry, perhaps. But more than that, a dear friend. We went through many lows and many highs together, and through all of it we shared a love for the good things in life,” he wrote. Chatted with him little over a month ago. We were both on an awards show jury couple of years ago – we were equally quick to have an argument & a laugh about it later. You had many more films and many years to go. Prayers and strength to the family,” in the post. Kangana Ranaut shared a picture of the actor on her Instagram story as she remembered him.
Kajol shared a picture of the filmmaker on her Instagram handle on Saturday and said the news of Gupta’s demise was “heartbreaking”. Dutt recalled his discussion about “Kante 2” with the filmmaker and said he will make the film in his memory. Anupam Kher said Gupta was a “filmmaker with a distinctive style and an enormous love for cinema”. He said it when I last met him, about a year ago. Hansal Mehta shared a picture alongside Gupta on his Instagram handle along with a note and said they went through many lows and highs together. Kunal Kohli said, “Don’t know how to process this news. #SanjayGupta RIP. Dia Mirza, who has worked with Gupta on “Dus Kahaniyaan”, shared a picture of the filmmaker on her Instagram story and said she is grateful for their collaboration. “Sanjay Gupta jis demise has sent shock waves across the film industry, extremely sad and horrific news, have worked with him closely and what is unsettling is that he was not even unwell, terrible,” she said.
