India, Oct. 31 -- In what has come as a shock for the Hindi film industry, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has passed away at the age of 57.

While the exact reason is yet to be revealed, the news has been confirmed to HT City by Sanjay's friends and collaborators. Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, who worked with Sanjay on the 2017 Hrithik Roshan-Yami Gautam Dhar starrer Kaabil, tells us, "It is shockingly sad."

Filmmaker Milap Zaveri says, "It am too heartbroken. I am on the way to his house right now." Actor Riteish Deshmukh, who collaborated with Sanjay on the film Visfot, is "shocked beyond his wits".

Sanjay was known for directing films such as Kaante, Zinda, Shootout at Lokhandwala and Shootout at Wadala. Stars like Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Anil...