Sanjay Gupta Passes Away: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta (59), known for directing and producing Hindi films such as Kaante, Shootout at Lokhandwala and Kaabil, has passed away. The filmmaker reportedly died on Saturday, October 31, following a fall in his bathroom. Further details surrounding the circumstances of his death have not yet been made available.
According to a report by NDTV, Sanjay Gupta suffered a fatal fall at his residence. Further details about the incident are awaited.
Sanjay Gupta had an extensive career in the Hindi film industry, working as a director, producer and screenwriter. He was associated with several crime dramas and action thrillers and collaborated with actors Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham on multiple projects.
Sanjay Gupta’s Film Career
Sanjay Gupta made his directorial debut with Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994), starring Sanjay Dutt and Aditya Pancholi. He went on to direct films such as Ram Shastra (1995), Hameshaa (1997), Khauff (2000) and Jung (2000).
His 2002 film Kaante, featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Kumar Gaurav, Mahesh Manjrekar and Lucky Ali, was among his notable projects. The crime drama followed six men planning a bank robbery in Los Angeles and drew comparisons with Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.
Sanjay Gupta worked with Sanjay Dutt on several other films, including Musafir (2004) and Zinda (2006). He was also associated with Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) as a producer and co-writer. Based on the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout, the film was directed by Apoorva Lakhia.
He subsequently directed Shootout at Wadala (2013), a crime drama based on the 1982 Wadala shootout and inspired by S. Hussain Zaidi’s book Dongri to Dubai.
His later directorial projects included Jazbaa (2015), starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan, and Kaabil (2017), featuring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam. The latter revolved around a visually impaired man seeking justice after a personal tragedy.
Sanjay Gupta also directed and produced Mumbai Saga (2021), featuring John Abraham and Emraan Hashmi. His other production credits included Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Acid Factory (2009) and Visfot (2024).
