Pradeep Sarkar died in Mumbai at the age of 67. Several members from Bollywood reached the crematorium in Mumbai to attend the funeral of the late filmmaker ...
Several members of the film industry showed up to pay their respects for the filmmaker and greet his grieving family. Before venturing into films, Pradeep Sarkar was well-known for directing several popular music videos and commercials. Please join us at 4 pm for his funeral at Santacruz Hindu Crematorium to say goodbye to him.” (Also read: [Parineeta director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 67; Ajay Devgn, Manoj Bajpayee pay tributes](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pradeep-sarkar-dies-at-67-hansal-mehta-and-manoj-bajpayee-pay-tributes-101679627373470.html)) I, in fact, spoke to him just the other day when I had gone to Amritsar, to the Golden Temple where he had called me telling me about my film so we had a long chat, he was insisting to do a facetime call but that day the network was not good so I was unable to video call with him." Pradeep Sarkar died in Mumbai at the age of 67. [Pradeep Sarkar](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/pradeep-sarkar) arrived at his Mumbai residence on Friday.
The 68-year-old had directed films like Parineeta,Laga Chunari Mein Daag, Lafangey Parindey, Mardaani and Helicopter Eela.
May his soul rest in peace🙏— Om Raut (@omraut) May his soul rest in peace🙏” he tweeted. “He will always be remembered for his contributions towards Indian cinema. Ace ad filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar was making his directorial debut at the age of 50 but the way he ran around the sets he seemed younger than all others.— Pratim Dasgupta (@PratimDGupta) Filmmaker Pratim Dasgupta shared a photo of him with Sarkar from the sets of Parineeta (2005). He mentored and then gave me space to create a part and in this trust lay his genius," he wrote. He was a maestro whose experience and guidance gave me the confidence to act to my fullest potential in my debut film. May your soul rest in peace DADA . Will never be able to forget you .— raima sen (@raimasen) Thank you for the love and for making me a small part of your life. Raima Sen, who worked with Sarkar in Parineeta, tweeted a photo of her with the late director. “Last meal I had with Pradeep dada, he knew I love Bengali food, this was during Noti Binodini prep meet, that’s his hand in the first frame…
Pradeep Sarkar, a renowned filmmaker who directed successful movies like Parineeta and Mardaani, has passed away at the age of 67.
Pradeep Sarkar, a renowned filmmaker who directed successful movies like Parineeta and Mardaani, has passed away at the age of 67. Sarkar received several accolades for his work, including the Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction and Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director for Parineeta in 2005 and the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director in 2006. He began his career in directing with the film Parineeta in 2005, starring Vidya Balan, and went on to direct other popular movies such as Laga Chunari Mein Daag, Helicopter Eela, and Lafangey Parindey.
Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza and Divyanka Tripathi were among celebrities who attended the last rites of Parineeta and Mardaani filmmaker ...
TV actor [Divyanka Tripathi](https://indianexpress.com/about/divyanka-tripathi/), who worked with Sarkar on the web show, Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala arrived with her husband Vivek Dahiya. [Pradeep Sarkar passed away](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/parineeta-director-pradeep-sarkar-dies-at-67-8515726/) on Friday. Helicopter Eela, which starred Kajol, was his last film. His filmography also includes Lafangey Parindey, Mardaani and Helicopter Eela. Rani Mukerji, who worked with the filmmaker in Mardaani, was also present. Neetu Chandra confirmed to indianexpress.com that the filmmaker died at 3.30 am on Friday.
Aamir Ali penned an emotional note mourning the demise of ace director and writer Pradeep Sarkar. He also spoke about his first ad with Deepika Paduko.
Members of the Hindi film fraternity paid their last respects to filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar on Friday evening. The filmmaker died at Mumbai's Lilavati ...
Neil Nitin Mukesh, who worked with the late filmmaker in the 2010 film Lafangey Parindey, also paid his final respects to the filmmaker. His last project as a director was the 2018 film Helicopter Eela, starring Kajol in the lead role. Members of the Hindi film fraternity paid their last respects to filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar on Friday evening.
Sarkar, who was on dialysis, died on March 24 at the Lilavati hospital.
[rites](/topic/rites)were held at the Santa Cruz Hindu Crematorium (Mumbai). Mukerji, who had worked with Sarkar in two movies, ‘Laga Chunari Mein Daag’ was seen paying her last respects to the director. The ‘Parineeta’ director was known for bridging the gap between art cinema and commercial potboilers as well as having strong female characters in his movies. He sported a crisp white shirt and a pair of blue jeans. From Ajay Devgn to His demise has left the entire film fraternity in shock.
Film director Pradeep Sarkar, who sensitively adapted Saratchandra's coy romantic novel into an elegant 1960s love story in 'Parineeta' (2005), and wh.
"Before shooting 'Parineeta', he did a complete audio board of the story," Basu said. "Pradeep was a creative engine of the agencies he worked for. In the mid-1980s, he was a key figure in Delhi's advertising world. And he composed the Uncle Chips jingle - Bole mere lips, I love Uncle Chips - on a mahogany table in a jiffy. Kolkata-born and Delhi-bred, Sarkar moved to Mumbai in the late 1990s making his feature film debut as a director with 'Parineeta' at the advanced age of 50. But Sarkar returned to form with the thriller 'Mardaani' (2014) with a woman protagonist cop (Rani Mukerji) at its gripping centre.