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- This article relates to Bollywood film director. For the CNN senior medical correspondent of the same name see Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta is a Bollywood writer-director known for his dark and highly stylised film noir thrillers that stand out from the usual Bollywood fare.
Sanjay Gupta comes from a influent business family of South Mumbai. He completed his studies at Palm Beach School at Napean Sea Road and Sydenham College at Churchgate in Mumbai.
Although many consider his work original, they are in fact remakes of or are loosely based on popular international films. The storylines of his films are often interweaved with other plotlines (original or otherwise) and thus makes them significantly different from the original film. This makes detection harder. Nonetheless they are entertaining and a relief for those looking for something different. However Gupta has often claimed that his films are original and boasts that he is not your average Bollywood director. As a result he has been questioned and even criticised by those familiar with his works and their influences. This led to him admitting that his films are influenced by other films but defends himself saying who hasn't? and that he is giving audiences movies to think about.
He frequently works with Sanjay Dutt. The name of the film company started by Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta is "White Feather Films". Both have publicly admitted that they are like real brothers and are very close friends.
It is said that with Zinda, Sanjay Gupta lost the last bits of respect some people had for him. According to reliable sources and a prominent website about Korean films, Zinda is a "scene for scene" copy of the Park Chan Wook blockbuster Oldboy. See the link below to follow the thread on this topic.
http://www.koreanfilm.org/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=101&topic_id=13906&mesg_id=13906&page=
Quotes
- With Zinda I have moved away from the Michael Bay / Tony Scott style of filmmaking to the David Fincher / Darren Aronofsky school which is highly stylised but controlled and minimal.
- Who is not a DVD copycat director these days? You show me any movie and I'll show you where it's picked up from. - Reacting to claims that he is a DVD copycat director.
- Critics have always accused me of being ahead of the times. About 'Zinda' one trade expert told me I have made a film that is 10 years ahead. But if making a film of today means making a 'No Entry', I'd rather not be with the times.
Filmography
| Film | Influences | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Chamki Chameli (2006) | Producer | |
| Woodstock Villa (2006) | Producer | |
| Shootout at Lokhandwala (2006) | Producer | |
| Dus Kahaniyaan (2006) | Producer | |
| Alibaug (2006) | Writer/Director/Producer | |
| Zinda (2006) | Old Boy | Writer/Director |
| Musafir (2004) | U-Turn | Writer/Director |
| Plan (2004) | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Writer/Director |
| Kaante (2002) | Reservoir Dogs | Writer/Director |
| Jung (2000) | Desperate Measures (1998) | Writer/Director |
| Khauff (2000) | The Juror (1996) | Writer/Director |
| Hamesha (1997) | Writer | |
| Ram Shastra (1995) | Hard To Kill (1990) | Writer/Director |
| Aatish (1994) | State of Grace/ A Better Tomorrow (1986) | Writer/Director |