Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan mourned the death of filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who died at the age of 57. The duo had collaborated on the 2002 hit heist-thriller Kaante, an adaptation of director Quentin Tarantino's American noir-thriller Reservoir Dogs.Bachchan expressed deep grief on his blog on Sunday over losing a friend whom he described as "a true devotee of art." His post, translated from Hindi, read, "A friend, a fellow artiste and a true devotee of art has left us at such a young age!
I am unable to understand how all of this is happening (sic)."While highlighting how the world of entertainment has lost several distinguished artists recently, the 84-year-old actor wrote, "Our dear companions from the world of art are being snatched away from us. What wrong have they done to deserve such a fate?
People say that all the powerful planets in the solar system have turned unfavourable at the same time. Please have mercy on us!
Those who are raining their wrath upon us – is this really fair (sic)?"The actor concluded, "May all the planets in the solar system retreat to their respective homes and stay apart from one another. Perhaps then they will stop troubling all of us (sic)!"Apart from Bachchan, Gupta's ensemble in Kaante featured actors Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Kumar Gaurav, Lucky Ali, and Mahesh Manjrekar in key roles.Gupta had a filmmaking career spanning more than three decades.
He made his directorial debut with Aatish: Feel The Fire in 1994 and later directed films including Jung, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala and Kaabil.Gupta's last theatrical release was Mumbai Saga (2021), featuring actors John Abraham and Emraan Hashmi in crucial roles. He also directed the sports drama, The Miranda Brothers (2024), which was released on JioHotstar.- Ends