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Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta dies at 57 in Mumbai
The Indian Express·
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta died on October 30 at his Mumbai residence after a fall and head injury. He was 57. Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit confirmed the death on social media, citing a head injury at home. Gupta directed Kaante, Aatish, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala and Kaabil. His final directorial was the 2024 sports drama The Miranda Brothers.
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What It Means For You
- Catalogues and streaming shelves of Kaante and the Shootout films now mark a completed directorial career.
- Collaborators named in tributes include Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham and Anil Kapoor across earlier titles.
- Last-rites details were not yet posted when friends confirmed the death.
What's Happening
- Ashoke Pandit said Gupta died from a head injury at home and offered condolences to the family.
- The Indian Express reported the death on October 30 at his Mumbai residence after an accidental fall.
- Hindustan Times City friends also confirmed the age as 57 to reporters.
Films That Defined His Beat
- Gupta debuted with the 1994 film Aatish: Feel the Fire, starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi and Raveena Tandon.
- He produced and co-wrote Shootout at Lokhandwala with Vivek Oberoi, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt.
- Kaabil with Hrithik Roshan earned ₹208 crore worldwide, listed as his highest-grosser in one report.
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