Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta dies after fall at Mumbai home

Sanjay Gupta died on October 30 after falling at his home in Mumbai, according to Deadline Hollywood. His death brought tributes from colleagues and friends across the film industry.

Gupta's credits included Kaante, Zinda, Shootout at Wadala and the Hrithik Roshan film Kaabil, according to Variety Movies. Those films featured prominently in coverage remembering his work.

The initial accounts described a fall and a head injury. In its October 31 report, Mint cited one of Gupta's closest friends telling PTI that he had fallen and hit his head. Times now reported that the fall happened in his kitchen.

Tributes followed. On October 31, The Hindu reported responses from Sanjay Dutt, Hansal Mehta and others mourning the filmmaker.

Dutt also promised to make Kaante 2 after Gupta's death, according to Indian Express. The report framed the pledge as a promise to fulfil Gupta's dream.

Coverage on October 31 then turned to the funeral. The Times of India reported the arrival of Gupta's mortal remains at Versova crematorium, naming Abhishek Bachchan and Rajpal Yadav among those paying their respects. Times of India subsequently reported that the last rites had been held.

Gupta has been cremated in Mumbai, according to Times now. The available reports consistently describe his death as following a fall at home.

His age is disputed in the coverage. India Today and Mint reported that he was 59. The Hindu reported 57, while Deadline Hollywood gave his age as 57 and acknowledged that some sources put it at 59. The supplied coverage does not resolve that discrepancy.

Dutt's promise to make Kaante 2 is the clearest possible next development. The supplied Indian Express coverage reports the pledge but provides no production timetable or further details.