Renowned Bollywood director and writer, Pradeep Sarkar has passed away at the age of 68. The ace filmmaker breathed his last on March 24 around 3:30 AM, in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to media reports, Sarkar was on dialysis and his potassium levels had dropped severely. He was rushed to hospital around 3 AM after his condition got worsened.
The news of Sarkar`s demise was shared on Twitter by Bollywood director Hansal Mehta. Sharing a photo of Sarkar on the micro-blogging site, Hansal tweeted, “Pradeep Sarkar. Dada. RIP.”
Pradeep Sarkar. Dada. RIP. pic.twitter.com/htxK4PiTLN
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) March 24, 2023
Versatile actor Manoj Bajpayee too reacted to the unfortunate news of Pradeep Sarkar`s passing away. While sharing Hansal`s tweet, the `Gangs of Wasseypur` actor wrote, “Ohh! That’s so shocking! Rest in peace Dada!!”
Ohh! That’s so shocking!
Rest in peace Dada!!🙏 https://t.co/wOCqOlVd5Z— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) March 24, 2023
Pradeep Sarkar made his directorial debut in 2005 with `Parineeta`, which starred Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles. The romantic drama, `Parineeta` which marked Vidya Balan`s debut in Bollywood is still touted as one of the best works of Sarkar`s.
Besides `Parineeta`, Sarkar is also best known for directing women-centric movies like, `Laga Chunri Mein Daag`, `Mardaani`, and `Helicopter Eela`.
Sarkar has also directed several web series such as ‘Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala’, ‘Arranged Marriage and Forbidden Love’ and ‘Duranga’.
His funeral will be today at 4 pm in Santacruz.
