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Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta dies at 57 after head injury at home

The director of Kaante and Mumbai Saga passed away on October 30, 2026, prompting tributes from Bollywood colleagues.

Sources: Open Magazine, News9 Live, News183 sources ↓|· 1 min read
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta dies at 57 after head injury at home
Photo: News9 Live

KEY POINTS

  • Sanjay Gupta died at 57 after a head injury at home
  • He directed Kaante, Shootout at Wadala, Mumbai Saga and Kaabil
  • Ashoke Pandit confirmed the death and called it a great loss to the industry
  • KRK said Gupta had planned sequels and wanted to direct Tiger Shroff
  • Details of the last rites will be shared soon

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta died at the age of 57 after sustaining a head injury at home. Ashoke Pandit confirmed the news and described the loss as a great blow to the industry.

Gupta fell in the kitchen at his home and sustained the head injury, according to Film Information. He passed away on October 30, 2026.

“RIP Sanjay Bhai. I can’t believe that you have left.”

— KRK

Born in Mumbai, Gupta began his directing career with Aatish: Feel the Fire in 1994. He later directed Ram Shastra, Hameshaa and Jung before turning to crime dramas.

His best-known films include Kaante, Shootout at Wadala, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Mumbai Saga and Kaabil. Kaante, released in 2002, featured Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty in a story about six men planning a bank robbery in Los Angeles.

Actor Sanjay Dutt appeared in several of Gupta’s best-known projects. The two shared a long professional association in Hindi cinema.

KRK said he and Gupta had spoken almost every second day about films and Bollywood. Gupta had reportedly planned sequels including Kaante2 and Kaabil2 and wanted to direct Tiger Shroff.

Pandit said details of the last rites would be shared soon and extended condolences to Gupta’s family.

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