Sanjay Gupta (director) explained

Sanjay Gupta
Birth Date:14 April 1967
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Director, producer, screenwriter
Yearsactive:1994–present
Spouse:Anu Lekhi[1]

Sanjay Gupta is an Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter working primarily in Bollywood industry. Gupta is mostly known for his remakes of American action-thriller and crime films, including films such as Aatish, Kaante,[2] Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa and Zinda, and Mumbai Saga.[3] He has frequently cast Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham in his films.

Film career

Gupta started his career with (1994) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sanjay Dutt. Later he went to write and direct films including Ram Shastra, Khauff and Jung. The filming of Jung (2000), lasted over two years.[4] While filming Kaante in the Los Angeles in 2001, the events of the 9/11 attack forced the film to relocate planned scenes from several areas that were then considered sensitive. Commentators noted a similarity in Kaante to Quentin Tarantino's film Reservoir Dogs. Gupta said that he was inspired by a number of other films as well, including The Asphalt Jungle, The Killing, and the film that inspired Reservoir Dogs, Ringo Lam's City on Fire. Further, responding to allegations of plagiarism, he went on to state that he would "beg, borrow and steal from any medium, be it films, newspapers, magazines, novels, reality, fiction, to make an interesting story."

Gupta's Zinda (2006) has been described as an unofficial remake of the Korean film Oldboy.[5] [6] He also produced the films Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and Dus Kahaniyaan, and directed and co-produced Shootout at Wadala, the prequel to Shootout at Lokhandwala.

On December 24, 2019, he made an announcement on the acquisition of Yali Dream Creations' Rakshak. Gupta took to Twitter to share the details about the project which revolves around a "vigilante" superhero. "So proud and happy to announce that my company White Feather Films has acquired the rights for 'RAKSHAK' A thrilling graphic novel about a vigilante superhero. This is India's first graphic novel to be made into a massive and ambitious feature film to be directed by me," the director wrote alongside the covers of the four issues to the comics. He said he would be producing it under his company, White Feather Entertainment, along with co-producers, Asvin Srivatsangam and Vivek Rangachari from Yali Dream Works.[7]

Filmography

YearFilmDirector ProducerWriterNote
1994Inspired by Deewaar,[8] A Better Tomorrow,[9] and State of Grace[10]
1995Ram ShastraBased on Hard to Kill
1997
2000Jung Based on Desperate Measures
KhauffBased on The Juror
2002Kaante[11] Inspired by City On Fire and Reservoir Dogs Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director
2004PlanBased on Suicide Kings
Musafir[12] Based on U Turn
2006Zinda[13] Based on Oldboy
2007Shootout at Lokhandwala
Dus KahaniyaanInspired by The Ten and Tales from the Crypt
2008Woodstock VillaBased on Japanese movie Chaos
2009Acid FactoryBased on Unknown
2010Pankh
2013Shootout at Wadala [14] Based on the book Dongri to Dubai
2015Jazbaa [15] Based on Seven Days
2017Kaabil [16] Inspired by Blind Fury and Broken[17] [18]
2021Mumbai Saga [19]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sanjay Gupta remarries... his ex-wife! . . 5 June 2009 . 24 December 2015 . Meena, Iyer . 1 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135912/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sanjay-Gupta-remarries-his-ex-wife/articleshow/4616453.cms . live .
  2. News: Movies: An interview with Sanjay Gupta. July 27, 2002. Rediff. 16 November 2014. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021090412/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/27gupta.htm. live.
  3. Web site: http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2005111612490944162. ko:표절의혹 '올드보이', 제작사 법적대응 고려. Plagiarism Doubts, 'OldBoy' Production Company Considers Legal Confrontation. STAR News. 16 November 2005. Korean. 26 August 2009. 1 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301191111/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2005111612490944162. live.
  4. News: I will not dub for Jung. Kanchana Suggu. Rediff. 16 November 2014. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801073035/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/mar/24jung.htm. live.
  5. Book: Rajinder. Dudrah. Jigna. Desai. The Bollywood Reader. 16 November 2014. 2008-10-01. McGraw-Hill International. 9780335222124.
  6. Dudrah, Rajinder and Desai, Jigna. 2008. The Bollywood Reader: The Essential Bollywood. Oxford University Press. pp. 6.
  7. Web site: Sanjay Gupta to adapt graphic novel 'Rakshak' into a film. 24 December 2019. 29 November 2021. The Hindu. 21 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421233731/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanjay-gupta-to-adapt-graphic-novel-rakshak-into-a-film/article30388268.ece. live.
  8. Book: Chaudhuri, Diptakirti. Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters. 2015. Penguin Books. 9789352140084. 245.
  9. Book: Peirse, Alison. Korean Horror Cinema. 2013. Edinburgh University Press. 9780748677658. 190.
  10. Web site: Whose movie is it anyway?. Rediff. 29 November 2021. 1 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240701030104/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/19copy.htm. live.
  11. Web site: Who is the surprise package of Kaante? . . 27 July 2002 . 21 December 2015 . 21 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021090412/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/27gupta.htm . live .
  12. Web site: Reddy to show . . 21 December 2015 . Kanika . Gahlaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20151221104634/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sanjay-gupta-cuts-sameera-reddy-anil-kapoor-kiss-scene-from-musafir-promos/1/195768.html . 2 June 2017.
  13. Web site: Zinda review . . 2006 . 21 December 2015 . 22 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093555/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/zinda-2005 . dead .
  14. Web site: 'Shootout at Wadala' my most challenging film: Sanjay Gupta . . 5 May 2012 . 21 December 2015 . 3 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171203013748/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/shootout-at-wadala-my-most-challenging-film-sanjay-gupta/160996 . live .
  15. Web site: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's 'Jazbaa' a remake of South Korean film Seven Days. 17 December 2014. The Indian Express. 21 December 2015. 15 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615091430/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-bachchans-jazbaa-a-remake-of-south-korean-film-seven-days/. live.
  16. News: Hrithik Roshan pairs with Yami Gautam in 'Kaabil'. The Times Of India. 8 February 2016. 8 February 2016. 21 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230521093853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/hrithik-roshan-pairs-with-yami-gautam-in-kaabil/articleshow/50889711.cms. live.
  17. Web site: Kaabil Review : Hrithik has what it takes to be Kaabil. 29 November 2021. The Times of India.
  18. News: Kaabil movie review: Hrithik Roshan's best performance ever. Meena. Iyer. 29 November 2021. The Economic Times. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129135000/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/56755434.cms. live.
  19. Web site: Sanjay Gupta nervous to shoot for 'Mumbai Saga'. The Times of India. 27 August 2019. 27 August 2019. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827182446/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-gupta-nervous-to-shoot-for-mumbai-saga/articleshow/70854273.cms. live.

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