Bollywood filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar is no more!?
The news has been confirmed by his fellow director-filmmaker Hansal Mehta.?
Pradeep Sarkar is known to have helmed films like 'Parineeta', 'Mardaani' and 'Helicopter Eela.' Pradeep was 68-years-old.?
After the news of Pradeep's demise broke on the internet, many B-town celebrities took to social media to condole his death.?
Confirming the news, Pradeep's industry colleague Hansal Mehta tweeted, "Pradeep Sarkar. Dada. RIP." It has been learned that Pradeep Sarkar died at a city hospital at around 3.30 am.? ?
Many other celebrities mourned Pradeep's untimely demise.?
Abhishek Bachchan wrote, "Terrible news to wake up to. Rest in peace Dada. Thank you for the love and for making me a small part of your life. Will miss you. #PradeepSarkar."?
Ajay Devgn tweeted, "The news of Pradeep Sarkar¡¯s demise, ¡®Dada¡¯ to some of us is still hard to digest. My deepest condolences. My prayers are with the departed and his family. RIP Dada."?
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According to ETimes, the funeral will be held at 4 pm today at a crematorium in Santacruz and arrangements have already been made.Pradeep Sarkar Was Working On A BiopicOn the work front, Pradeep was working on a biopic film on actress Priya Rajvansh.?
This was confirmed by Sarkar himself. "We are working on the subject and the research is going on. As soon as everything is in place, will start the film,'' the now late filmmaker told ETimes.?
In 2018, Pradeep Sarkar was down with dengue fever and was hospitalized.?
But, he left the hospital bed to shoot a key sequence for his film Helicopter Eela with veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan. The film stars Kajol in the lead role.?
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