Gupta’s death was reported by Variety, The Hindu, Times of India, India Today and The New Indian Express. The reports agreed on the date of his death and on the significance of his work in Hindi cinema, while differing on some details surrounding his death and age.
Variety and The Hindu reported that Gupta fell at his Mumbai residence. The Hindu separately reported that he died after sustaining a head injury. The Times of India, however, said the cause of death had not been disclosed, leaving the precise circumstances unresolved in the available reporting.
Gupta’s filmography included Kaante, a crime thriller, as well as Shootout at Wadala, Kaabil and Zinda. Those films were among the works for which he became known, and his death prompted tributes from several figures in the Indian film industry.
The Hindu reported that actor Sanjay Dutt and filmmaker Hansal Mehta were among those who paid tribute to Gupta. Other coverage also reported tributes from people in the industry, including figures named in reports by India Today and the Times of India.
His age was also reported inconsistently. The Times of India, The Hindu and one India Today report gave his age as 57, while Variety, another India Today report and The New Indian Express said he was 59. The discrepancy, along with the differing accounts of the cause of death, remains unresolved in the supplied reports.
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- The HinduSanjay Gupta death: Sanjay Dutt, Hansal Mehta and others pay tribute to the filmmaker
- VarietySanjay Gupta, Indian Director of ‘Kaante’ and ‘Zinda,’ Dies at 59
- India TodaySanjay Gupta, director of Kaante and Shootout at Wadala, dies in Mumbai at 59
- Times of IndiaSanjay Gupta Dies: Filmmaker behind Kaante and Shootout at Wadala dies at 57
- The New Indian Express'Kaante' filmmaker Sanjay Gupta dies at 59