RIP Pradeep Sarkar: Kangana Ranaut recalls the last meal she had with 'dada'

Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar best known for his movies lsquoParineetarsquo and lsquoMardaanirsquo passed away at a hospital early on Friday his wife Panchali said He was 67The director was admitted to the intensive care unit ICU of Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra following a feverlsquoHe passed away between 310 am and 330 am at Lilavati hospitalrsquo his wife told PTIThe filmmaker had viral fever on March 22 After administering some medicines his fever subsided but not completely So he was rushed to the hospital she saidlsquoBy the time we reached the hospital his vitals started dropping He was put on a ventilator in the ICU and was diagnosed with pneumonia The infection attacked his lungslsquoAccording to doctors he had many comorbidities which weakened his immunity His blood pressure was fluctuating Since COVID19 hit him in July 2022 he was quite weakrsquo Panchali saidSarkars last rites will be held at Santacruz Hindu Crematorium at 4 pmAlso ReadRIP Pradeep Sarkar From Parineeta to Mardaani a look back at 5 best movies of the late filmmakerThe filmmaker began his career as an ad filmmaker directing commercials for wellknown brands across the countryHe also directed music videos which included Shubha Mudgals lsquoAb Ke Saawanrsquo Euphorias lsquoDhoom Pichak Dhoomrsquo and Sultan Khans lsquoPiya BasantirsquoHe made his directorial debut in 2005 with Parineeta a period drama based on author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyays 1914 Bengali novella of the same nameThe filmmaker won the National Award for best debut film of a director for the Vidya BalanSaif Ali Khan starrerSome of his other directorial ventures were lsquoLaaga Chunari Mein Daagrsquo 2007 lsquoLafangey Parindeyrsquo 2010 lsquoMardaanirsquo 2014 and lsquoHelicopter Eelarsquo 2018The death of film director Pradeep Sarkar shocked his colleagues in the industryKangana Ranaut shared a video of the last time she met the directorLast meal I had with Pradeep dada he knew I love Bengali food this was during Noti Binodini prep meet thats his hand in the first frame Such a terrible news we were to meet as soon I got to Mumbai My heart is sinking and I wont be able to cope with this shocking news she tweetedLast meal I had with Pradeep dada he knew I love Bengali food this was during Noti Binodini prep meet thatrsquos his hand in the first framehellipSuch a terrible news we were to meet as soon I got to MumbaihellipMy heart is sinking and I wonrsquot be able to cope with this shocking news pictwittercomqkWUvl0QiXmdash Kangana Ranaut KanganaTeam March 24 2023Waking up to another sad loss too early RipPradeepSarkar posted OnirWaking up to another sad loss hellip too early hellip RipPradeepSarkarParineeta director Pradeep Sarkar passes away India Today httpstcoXcEGKFZUKmmdash iamOnir IamOnir March 24 2023Swanand Kirkire also mourned the demise of his close friend SarkarFilm maker and dearest friend Pradeep Sarkar the mad man left us this morning Rest in peace Dada your passion for the art of cinema will stay in your works Duniya bhar ki mitti ikatthi karte the ab jannat ki mitti dibiya mein bharna Thank you for loving me and my words Kirkire who collaborated with the director on Parineeta as a lyricist and singer wrote on TwitterFilm maker and dearest friend Pradeep Sarkar the mad man left us this morning Rest in peace Dada your passion for the art of cinema will stay in your works Duniya bhar ki mitti ikatthi karte the ab jannat ki mitti dibiya mein bharna Thank you for loving me and my words mdash Swanand Kirkire swanandkirkire March 24 2023