Sanjay Dutt is mourning the loss of filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, remembering their longstanding friendship and professional association. The actor shared an emotional note on social media, recalling their cherished memories and recent conversations about cinema. He also promised to fulfil Gupta’s dream of making Kaante 2 in his memory.
Sanjay Dutt mourns Sanjay Gupta’s demise
Sanjay Dutt took to X to mourn Sanjay Gupta’s demise and shared an emotional note, remembering their years of friendship, the memories they shared and the conversations they had about cinema.
Sharing a series of pictures with the late filmmaker, Sanjay Dutt wrote, “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. I will miss you, our conversations and all the times we spent together.”
He added, “We were just discussing Kaante 2 recently. I will make Kaante 2 your dream. In memory of you, my brother, I will do everything for this dream of yours to come true. Love you forever and always. Life will not be the same without you, brother. May God bless your soul.”
The pictures shared by the actor include a throwback picture from what appears to be a celebration, with Sanjay Dutt feeding cake to Sanjay Gupta. Amitabh Bachchan can also be seen standing beside them.
Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta movies
For the uninitiated, Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta shared a long professional association, having collaborated on many films, including Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994), Kaante (2002), Musafir (2004) and Zinda (2006).
Their association also extended to Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), in which Sanjay Dutt was part of the ensemble cast. To note, the actor-director duo had a brief fallout after this film, which they reconciled in 2012.
One of their most memorable collaborations remains ‘Kaante’, the 2002 action thriller directed by Sanjay Gupta and featuring Sanjay Dutt alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lucky Ali and Kumar Gaurav.
About Sanjay Gupta’s death
Sanjay Gupta passed away on October 30 at his residence in Mumbai at the age of 59. According to reports, he reportedly slipped in the bathroom during the night and sustained a head injury.
As per reports, his family members were at home but were unaware of the incident, which reportedly took place late at night.