Sanjay Gupta, Director of Kaante and Shootout at Wadala, Dies After Fall at Mumbai Home
The filmmaker, known for slick crime dramas, suffered a head injury in a fall at his residence on 30 October. Colleagues including Ashoke Pandit, Mika Singh and Taran Adarsh paid tribute.
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, whose stylised crime dramas such as Kaante and Shootout at Wadala left a mark on Hindi cinema in the 2000s and 2010s, has died in Mumbai. He was in his late fifties.
According to reports, Gupta suffered a severe head injury in an accidental fall at his residence on Friday, 30 October. The Versova police have registered an accidental death report and, as per The Week, no foul play is suspected.
A career built on crime thrillers
Gupta made his directorial debut with Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994) and went on to form a long partnership with Sanjay Dutt across films including Kaante (2002), Musafir (2004) and Zinda (2006). Under his banner White Feather Films he produced Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and later directed its prequel, Shootout at Wadala (2013).
His other credits include Jazbaa (2015), Kaabil (2017) and Mumbai Saga (2021). The Miranda Brothers (2024) has been described as his final film.
Tributes
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit remembered him as a passionate filmmaker and a fine storyteller. Singer Mika Singh said Gupta had given him his first break in Bollywood and had been like a brother to him. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said he was stunned, having met Gupta only days earlier at a religious gathering at his home.
Details of the last rites were awaited at the time of writing.
Featured image: Film clapperboard on a set (for representation). Photo: Mattbr, CC BY 2.0 (source).
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