Bollywood director Sanjay Gupta dies at 57 after fall at Mumbai home
The gist
Indian filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, director of Kaante, died after a head injury from a fall at home.
Police filed an accidental death report; his crime dramas shaped Hindi cinema.
How it unfolded
- 1994Gupta made his directorial debut with Aatish: Feel the Fire, starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi and Raveena Tandon.
- 2002He directed and produced the heist thriller Kaante, with an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt, shot extensively in the United States.
- 2006His thriller Zinda, starring Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham, faced scrutiny over similarities to the South Korean film Oldboy.