The news of Sanjay Gupta’s demise has sent shockwaves into the film industry. The filmmaker, who had been active for more than 3 decades as a producer-director, made his debut with 1994 film Aatish. Raveena Tandon and Sanjay Dutt, who were two of the lead actors of the action-thriller, paid her last respects to the filmmaker.
Sanjay Dutt shared an old photo with Sanjay, penning a sentimental note on his Instagram page. He said, "Gupts, my brother. I still cannot believe that you are gone. We have shared so much together, so many memories and so many years of friendship. You have always been family to me, and that will never change. I will miss you, our conversations and all the times we spent together. We were just discussing Kante 2 recently, I will make Kaante 2 your dream, in memory of you my brother, I will do everything for this dream of yours to come true, love you forever and always. Life will not be the same without you, brother. May God bless your soul."
It is to be noted that Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta had collaborated on many films throughout the late filmmaker's career, delivering popular films like Kaante (2002), Musafir (2004), Zinda (2006) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) among many others.
Sharing an Instagram story, Raveena penned, “Shocked to hear the shocking news of the untimely passing of dear Gups. Really really saddened.” Besides Aatish, Raveena and Sanjay had collaborated on Khauff (2000) and Jung (2000).
Kajol too shared a post on Instagram, “Heartbreaking to hear this. Sending love and immense strength to the family to get through this loss. Rest in Peace.” Kajol and Sanjay had worked on Hameshaa (1997), which also starred Saif Ali Khan.
Among other industry members to pay tribute to the Kaante filmmaker are Raees filmmaker Rahul Dholakia and Pooja Meri Jaan director Navjot Gulati. Rahul posted on his X page, “Shocking. Sanjay Gupta - Met him once, very long ago, was quite a stylish film maker, maybe the first to present trailers and cut promos to pitch the film idea to actors and distributors. From his filmography, Kaante remains my favorite. And Cigarette ke dhuen .. was always a party favorite - Gone too soon Gupts !”
Meanwhile, Navjot wrote remembering the filmmaker, “One of the most heartwarming, funny and full of life filmmaker I’ve met over the years. Other than being a filmmaker who made many cool movies, his insights on life and the business of movies were a thing of beauty. And a true blue cinephile. RIP Sir. Oopar Kisi Screening room mein milenge.”
Sanjay Gupta reportedly die after falling at his Mumbai residence and suffering a fatal head injury. The filmmaker was 57 years old.
Some of his more popular works include Kaante (2002), Zinda (2006), and Zazbaa (2015) and Kaabil (2017). His last film as a director was The Miranda Brothers (2024).
Sanjay Gupta was also a producer of many films, giving launch to many upcoming filmmakers. His filmography as a producer includes films like Acid Factory (2009), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), and Plan (2004).