Amitabh Bachchan mourns death of filmmaker Sanjay Gupta
The actor expressed his grief on his blog after the 59-year-old filmmaker died at his Versova home on Saturday morning.
Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Gupta died at the age of 59 on Saturday morning at his home in Versova, according to the Hindustan Times. The filmmaker was found by his wife and two children when they woke up in the morning.
The Versova police have registered an accidental death report regarding the incident. Police stated that CCTV footage shows Gupta went to the kitchen at around 2 am on Saturday and reportedly lost his balance and fell against a wall.
Gupta sustained a severe head injury and was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead. The filmmaker was cremated on Sunday.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who worked with Gupta on the film Kaante, shared a note on his blog on Sunday. Bachchan wrote that a friend and fellow artiste had left at a young age and said he was unable to understand how this was happening.
Bachchan also questioned the fate of those in the art world and mentioned people's views regarding the planets in the solar system. He expressed a wish for the planets to retreat to their respective homes to stop troubling people.
Several other personalities, including Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi, and Hrithik Roshan, also shared tributes on social media.