Quentin Tarantino Praised Sanjay Gupta's 'Kaante', a Remake of 'Reservoir Dogs'

Indian filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has passed away at his home in Mumbai at the age of 59. The news was shared on social media by Ashoke Pandit, who stated that a head injury caused the death, though official confirmation has not been released.

Gupta was well known for adapting Hollywood movies into stylized Indian gangster films. His most famous project was the 2002 movie 'Kaante', which was modeled after Quentin Tarantino's 1992 hit 'Reservoir Dogs'. Both films centered on six criminals involved in a bank heist who discover a traitor among them.

Tarantino expressed strong praise for the Indian adaptation during the 2007 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. He called the film fabulous and mentioned that he was honored to see legendary Bollywood actors playing Indian characters robbing an American bank.

The American director also appreciated how 'Kaante' explored the backstories of its characters, a element that was cut from his own original film. 'Kaante' featured an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Lucky Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar, and Kumar Gaurav, earning ₹43 crore globally.