Dhaka, May 27 -- Acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Anik Dutta died on Wednesday afternoon at a private hospital in South Kolkata after suffering critical injuries in a fall from the terrace of his wife's residence near Gariahat, family members confirmed. He was 66.

Dutta was taken to a nearby hospital in a critical condition following the incident but later succumbed to multiple injuries.

The filmmaker, grandson of Narendra Chandra Dutta, made his directorial debut with the acclaimed political satire Bhooter Bhabishyat in 2012. The film earned widespread praise for its unique blend of humour, political commentary and social satire, establishing him as a prominent filmmaker in the Bengali film industry.

Over the years, Dutta directed several ...