Sanjay Gupta fell and hit his head, one of his closest friends told PTI. Kaante-fame filmmaker Sanjay Gupta passed away at his residence after he slipped and hit his head, his director friend Milap Zaveri said. He was 59.“It's really shocking and sad. Just got the news that our dear friend, an ace director, Sanjay Gupta, is no more. Another talent gone too soon,” Ashoke Pandit posted on Instagram.