Meanwhile, a video showing his daughter making an obscene gesture towards paparazzi outside the family home has triggered a social media controversy, with several users criticising her behaviour.

Gupta, 57, died at his Mumbai residence after reportedly slipping in the kitchen and sustaining a head injury.

Actors Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee and Rajpal Yadav, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, casting director Mukesh Chhabra, producers Bhushan Kumar, Ratan Jain and Ganesh Jain, and director Vivek Agnihotri attended the funeral at Versova Cremation Ground near Yari Road Junction, NDTV reported.

Earlier on Saturday, actors Fardeen Khan, Rohit Roy, Ronit Roy and Gulshan Grover, along with filmmakers Ashoke Pandit and Milap Zaveri, visited Gupta's residence to pay their last respects.

Controversy over daughter's gesture

Amid the director's death, which left the industry shocked, a controversy erupted after a video surfaced online showing Gupta's daughter making an obscene gesture towards paparazzi, drawing criticism from several social media users.

The video showed her sitting inside a car and raising her middle finger towards the photographers. She was also seen covering her face with her clothing and laughing.

Several internet users criticised her behaviour, with some questioning the appropriateness of the gesture and her reaction.

One Instagram user commented: "Is she really mad wat is she dping hw can she laugh."

Another wrote: "Middle finger is one thing but smiling through their loss….maybe it's their coping mechanism."

A third user asked: "Why is she laughing?"

Who Was Sanjay Gupta?

Sanjay Gupta made his directorial debut with Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994), starring Sanjay Dutt and Aditya Pancholi. He followed it with Ram Shastra (1995), featuring Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Aditya Pancholi, and Hameshaa (1997), starring Saif Ali Khan and Kajol.

His subsequent directorial ventures included the crime thriller Khauff (2000), starring Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala, and Jung (2000), featuring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Aditya Pancholi.

Breakthrough With Kaante

Gupta achieved wider recognition with Kaante (2002), an action thriller featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lucky Ali and Kumar Gaurav.

Shot largely in Los Angeles, the film became one of his most recognised directorial ventures.

He subsequently directed Musafir (2004), starring Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Sameera Reddy and Aditya Pancholi, followed by Zinda (2006), featuring Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Lara Dutta and Celina Jaitly.

In 2007, he directed the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan, which brought together multiple stories and an ensemble cast.

Mumbai Underworld Stories

Gupta remained closely associated with films exploring Mumbai's underworld through Shootout at Wadala (2013), starring John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Tusshar Kapoor. The film was based on the 1982 Wadala shootout involving gangster Manya Surve.

He also produced Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), directed by Apoorva Lakhia and featuring Vivek Oberoi, Sanjay Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan and Suniel Shetty.

Moving beyond crime dramas, Gupta directed Jazbaa (2015), starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan.

He later helmed Kaabil (2017), featuring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam. The revenge thriller received considerable attention and emerged as a commercial success.

He returned to the Mumbai underworld genre with Mumbai Saga (2021), starring John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Suniel Shetty and Kajal Aggarwal.

His later directorial venture was The Miranda Brothers, a sports drama starring Harshvardhan Rane and Meezaan Jafri. The film revolved around two brothers pursuing careers in football and was among his final projects as a filmmaker.

Work As A Producer

Apart from directing, Gupta was associated with several films as a producer.

His production credits included Plan (2004), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), Woodstock Villa (2008), Acid Factory (2009), Pankh (2010), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Jazbaa (2015), Mumbai Saga (2021) and Visfot (2024).

His production banner, White Feather Films, backed several projects during his career, establishing his presence in the Hindi film industry as both a director and producer.

(Images credit: Sanjay Gupta/X and Screengrab of viral video from Instagram)