His sudden death on Saturday morning has sent a shock waves through the film industry. Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has died at the age of 59. Following his death, several actors and friends visited his home in Mumbai to pay their last respects.
Sanjay Gupta’s life and film career
The police said the CCTV footage of the house shows that around 2.00 am. Over the next few years, he developed expertise in making gangster films, culminating in the 2002 film Kaante, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt,. One of his most high-profile films was the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Kaabil, which earned ₹ 208 crore worldwide, emerging as his highest-grosser.
Gupta, who was sitting in the drawing room, went to the kitchen and later lost his balance and fell against the wall. He passed due to a head injury at home. Ronit Roy was among the first ones to arrive at his residence, as he struggled to hold back tears. The actor was closely acquainted with the filmmaker, having worked with him twice in Shootout At Wadala and Kaabil. Filmmaker Milap Zaveri was also seen in tears, as he was consoled by other friends and relatives of Sanjay Gupta. Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan , actor Sudhanshu Pandey and Ashoke Pandit also arrived to pay their tributes. In a post on Instagram, Ashoke Pandit wrote, “It’s really shocking and sad. Just got the news that our dear friend an ace director Sanjay Gupta is no more. Another talent gone too soon. He was a wonderful narrator, full of life persona & a passionate filmmaker. A great loss to our industry. Will miss you my friend. Condolences to his family & dear ones. Om Shaanti. Details of his last rites will be shared soon. Suniel Shetty, Kumar Gaurav, Lucky Ali, and Mahesh Manjrekar. Widely regarded as his best work and one of the best gangster films to come out of Bollywood, it was inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. He followed this up with critically acclaimed and successful films such as Zinda, starring Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham.
He was seen with several other close friends on Saturday afternoon.
