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Sanjay Gupta, Indian Director of ‘Kaante’ and ‘Zinda,’ Dies at 59

Indian filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, whose credits include the crime thriller “Kaante,” the gangster saga “Shootout at Wadala” and the Hrithik Roshan-starring “Kaabil,” has died following a fall at his Mumbai residence on Oct.

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Sanjay Gupta, the Indian director best known for the crime drama films Kaante and Shootout at Lokhandwala, died Friday, October 30, after a fall at his home in Mumbai.

He was 57 (though some sources put his age at 59).

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