'It's the end of an era': Twitterati mourn Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta's demise

'It's the end of an era': Twitterati mourn Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta's demise

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Thursday, June 10, 2021, 11:57 AM IST
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Film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta | ​​​​Photo: Twitter/@jeet30

Eminent film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta died at his residence here early on Thursday due to old-age related ailments, family members said. He was 77.

Dasgupta is survived by his wife and two daughters from his previous marriage.

The national award-winning director was having kidney ailments for a long time and undergoing dialysis twice a week regularly, family members said.

Condoling his death, filmmaker Goutam Ghosh said, "Buddha da was making films, writing articles and active despite failing health. He had directed Tope and Urojahaz even when he was not well. It is a great loss for all of us."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled his death.

"Saddened at the passing away of eminent filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta. Through his works, he infused lyricism into the language of cinema. His death comes as a great loss for the film fraternity. Condolences to his family, colleagues and admirers," Banerjee said on Twitter.

Grief washed over many Indian citizens upon hearing this news. Several people, especially cinema lovers, took to social media to express their grief and offer their condolences to the family of Dasgupta.

Here's how Indian Twitterati paid tribute to late filmmaker. Have a look.

With inputs from PTI.

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