Sanjay Gupta, the filmmaker behind Shootout At Wadala and Kaante, has died at the age of 57. Reports suggest he fell in his bathroom, although the cause of death has not been confirmed. Gupta also directed Musafir, Zinda and Kaabil.

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, known for helming films like Kaante, Zinda, Musafir, Shootout at Wadala, and others, has passed away at the age of 57. According to reports, Gupta fell in his bathroom on Friday night, but nobody realised it till Saturday morning. However, the exact cause of his death is not yet known.

Sanjay Gupta's journey in Bollywood

Gupta made his directorial debut in 1994 with the film Aatish, which starred Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor and Atul Agnihotri in the lead roles. He later directed films like Ram Shastra, Hameshaa, Jung and Khauff. But he rose to fame with the multi-starrer Kaante, which was released in 2002.

Kaante starred Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Lucky Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar, Kumar Gaurav, Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Rohit Roy, Isha Koppikar and Malaika Arora. It is one of the best gangster dramas made in Bollywood.