Sanjay Gupta wrote ‘Kaabil 2’:Rakesh Roshan says, ‘I liked the script, we were working on it when the incident happened’

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta had written the script for Kaabil 2, which Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik Roshan liked. The team was working on the project before the filmmaker’s death. Sanjay Gupta, 59, died after reportedly falling at his home in Mumbai’s Versova area on Friday night. According to Mumbai Police, he suffered a head injury in the fall and lost a significant amount of blood. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Rakesh and Hrithik were working on ‘Kaabil 2’ Speaking to Mid-Day, Rakesh Roshan said, “When I was abroad, Sanjay Gupta would send me recommendations of things to watch on YouTube. He was a good friend and a person with a very good soul.” He said, “I never thought he would leave us so soon. I enjoyed making ‘Kaabil’ with him. When he narrated the script to Hrithik and me, I shook hands with him right then and said that we would take it forward.” Rakesh Roshan said, “Sanjay was a good technician and a capable director. During the filming of ‘Kaabil’, he never did anything without consulting me.” He further said, “After the shoot ended, I told him that I could not have made the film as well as he had. I did not need to visit the set even once.” According to Rakesh, Sanjay discussed everything before the shoot. He said that whenever he thought about making his next film, he intended to give it to Sanjay. Rakesh said Sanjay had been working on two or three subjects for the past two years. However, none of them could be finalised. He said, “He had written the script for ‘Kaabil 2’. Hrithik and I heard the script and liked it. We were working on it when this incident suddenly happened.” Rakesh praised Sanjay’s work in ‘Kaabil’ Rakesh Roshan said Sanjay Gupta’s technical understanding and commercial filmmaking played a major role in ‘Kaabil’. He said Sanjay regularly discussed creative decisions with him before filming. Because of the way Sanjay worked, Rakesh did not need to visit the film set. Funeral held at Versova crematorium Sanjay Gupta’s funeral was held at the Versova crematorium on Saturday evening. His son Shivansh and daughter Dalai lit the funeral pyre. The cremation rites were completed at around 8:30 p.m. Abhishek Bachchan, Rajpal Yadav, Rajat Bedi and Rakesh Roshan reached the crematorium.