Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta dies after head injury at home
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has died at his Mumbai residence after suffering a head injury, according to tributes from filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and an account from director Milap Zaveri. Reports differ on Gupta’s age, giving it as either 57 or 59. Zaveri, whom reports described as a close friend, told PTI that Gupta fell and hit his head at home. Pandit wrote on Instagram that Gupta had died after a head injury at home. Those statements establish what the two filmmakers said, but do not independently confirm the circumstances or medical cause of death. Accounts of the fall vary. Filmmaker Hanif Chunawala said Gupta fell in the kitchen the previous night. Other reports described a bathroom fall, while the timing was also reported differently. The accounts do not establish where or when Gupta fell, and one report said an official cause of death had not been reported. Versova police registered an accidental-death report and were investigating the circumstances, according to one account. Police said they had found no evidence of foul play so far. That was a preliminary statement, and the investigation was ongoing as of October 31. Gupta was known for crime dramas and action thrillers,...