On Saturday morning, we woke up with the sad news that filmmaker Sanjay Gupta had passed away at the age of 57. There were reports that the director died after he fell in his bathroom on Friday night, and the reports have now been confirmed by the police. The Versova police have registered an accidental death report (ADR). The police said that no foul play was suspected and there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
Police confirm accidental death
The police stated that the filmmaker slipped in the bathroom of his residence late on Friday night, sustained a serious head injury and later succumbed to his injuries.
DCP's statement on Sanjay Gupta's Death
Purushottam Karad, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone Region I, stated that Gupta died after allegedly losing his balance and falling inside his residence around midnight on Friday. The DCP said, "Gupta was living in the bungalow with his wife, two children and a domestic help. All the family members were asleep at the time of the incident and came to know about it only in the morning. The family has not raised any suspicion or lodged a complaint."
The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination and police have initiated an accidental death inquiry into the incident.
Sanjay Gupta movies
Gupta started his journey as a filmmaker in 1994 with the movie Aatish. He later directed many films, but rose to fame with Kaante, which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, and others.
The filmmaker was famously known for directing gangster dramas. Apart from Kaante, his famous movies include Zinda, Musafir, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa, Kaabil, and others.
His last directorial was The Miranda Brothers, which starred Meezaan Jafri and Harshvardhan Rane in the lead roles. It was released on OTT in 2024.
