Sanjay Gupta is an Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. Gupta is mostly known for his remakes of American action-thriller and crime films, including films such as Aatish, Kaante, Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa and Karam and Zinda, and Mumbai Saga. He has frequently cast Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham in his films.
Film career Gupta started his career with Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sanjay Dutt. Later he went on to write and direct films including Ram Shastra, Khauff and Jung. The filming of Jung (2000) lasted over two years. While filming Kaante in Los Angeles in 2001, the events of the 9/11 attack forced filming 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 South Korean film Oldboy.Dudrah, Rajinder and Desai, Jigna. 2008. The Bollywood Reader: The Essential Bollywood. Oxford University Press. pp. 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 24 December 2019, he made an announcement on the acquisition of Yali Dream Creations' Rakshak. Gupta took to Twitter to share 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.
Filmography Year Film Director Producer Writer Note 1994 Aatish: Feel the Fire Inspired by Deewaar, A Better Tomorrow, and State of Grace 1995 Ram Shastra Based on Hard to Kill 1997 2000 Jung Based on Desperate Measures Khauff Based on The Juror 2002 Kaante Inspired by City On Fire and Reservoir Dogs Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director 2004 Plan Based on Suicide Kings Musafir Based on U Turn 2006 Zinda Based on Oldboy 2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala Dus Kahaniyaan Inspired by The Ten and Tales from the Crypt 2008 Woodstock Villa Based on Japanese movie Chaos 2009 Acid Factory Based on Unknown 2010 Pankh 2013 Shootout at Wadala Based on the book Dongri to Dubai 2015 Jazbaa Based on Seven Days 2017 Kaabil Inspired by Blind Fury and Broken 2021 Mumbai Saga 2024VisfotOfficial adaptation of 2012 Venezuelan film Rock, Paper, Scissors The Miranda Brothers
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