Kaante Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta passed away on Saturday. He was 57. He died on October 30, 2026, according to Film Information. He fell in the kitchen around 2:30 pm and sustained a head injury. His wife and two sons were at home but did not immediately realise what had happened. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear.
Ashoke Pandit confirmed the news on Instagram. Pandit said, "It's really shocking and sad. Just got the news that our dear friend an ace director Sanjay Gupta is no more. He passed due to a head injury at home. Another talent gone too soon. He was a wonderful narrator, full of life persona & a passionate filmmaker. A great loss to our industry. Will miss you my friend. Condolences to his family & dear ones. Om Shaanti. Details of his last rites will be shared soon."
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Gupta collaborated frequently with Sanjay Dutt on films including Kaante (2002), Musafir (2004), Zinda (2006) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007). Gupta produced and co-wrote the latter, which was based on the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout.
He later directed Shootout at Wadala (2013), another crime drama inspired by real events. His subsequent films included Jazbaa (2015), starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Kaabil (2017), featuring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam.
Gupta also explored other genres with films such as Jazbaa (2015), starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Kaabil (2017), featuring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam. His other projects included the anthology Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Acid Factory (2009) and Mumbai Saga (2021), starring John Abraham and Emraan Hashmi.
Sanjay Gupta's Work As A Producer And Early Career
Gupta founded White Feather Films in 2001 and produced several projects under the banner. His more recent work included The Miranda Brothers (2024), featuring Meezaan Jafri and Harshvardhan Rane, and Visfot (2024), starring Riteish Deshmukh and Fardeen Khan.
Before becoming a filmmaker, Gupta worked in post-production and sound design. He also assisted director Pankaj Parashar on the television series Karamchand and the film Jalwa.
His films often featured stylised action, crime-driven narratives and urban settings, elements that became hallmarks of his work in mainstream Hindi cinema.
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