Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta dies after fatal fall at Versova home
MUMBAI, Nov. 1 -- Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, best known for directing films such as Kaante, Shootout at Wadala and Kaabil, died after taking a fall and suffering a fatal head injury at his Versova residence in the early hours of Saturday. He was 59.
According to the police, CCTV footage from the house shows Gupta, who was in the drawing room around 2am on Friday night, walking towards the kitchen before appearing to lose his balance. He is seen stumbling and falling against a wall, hitting his head on its corner at the junction of the kitchen and drawing room.
His wife, son and daughter, who were asleep in their respective bedrooms, were unaware of the incident. They discovered him lying in a pool of blood when they woke up on Saturday morning and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.
The Versova police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident to establish the exact sequence of events.
"We visited the house. There are CCTV cameras installed inside, and the footage shows him losing his balance and falling. His head appears to have struck the corner of the wall. A dog is also seen nearby," a police officer said.
The officer added that the family had not expressed any suspicion of foul play. The domestic helps also stayed in a separate room within the same flat. A forensic team visited the residence as part of the investigation. Gupta's body has been sent to a government hospital for a post-mortem examination.
His sudden death has sent shockwaves through the film industry, particularly among actors and filmmakers who had worked closely with him. His frequent collaborator and friend, actor Sanjay Dutt, expressed grief over his death, recalling their longstanding association.
"Gupts, my brother. I still cannot believe that you are gone. We have shared so much together, so many memories and so many years of friendship. You have always been family to me, and that will never change," Dutt wrote on social media.
He is survived by his wife, Anuradha, and their two children....
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