Sanjay Gupta had written 'Kaabil 2' before his death: Rakesh Roshan - I liked the script, we were working on it, that's when it happened.

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta had written the script of 'Kaabil 2'. Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik Roshan liked the script. Both of them were working on this project. Sanjay Gupta died after falling at his house in Versova on Friday night. He was 59 years old. According to the Mumbai Police, Sanjay suffered a head injury after falling inside the house. Due to this, a lot of blood was lost. The police are investigating the matter. Rakesh and Hrithik were working on 'Kaabil 2' Rakesh Roshan said in a conversation with Mid-Day, "When I was abroad, Sanjay Gupta used to advise me to watch things on YouTube. He was a good friend and a very good soul person." He said, "I never thought he would leave so soon. I loved making 'Kaabil' with him. When he narrated the script to Hrithik and me, I shook hands with him at the same time and said that we will take this forward." Rakesh Roshan said, "Sanjay was a good technician and Kaabil was a director. During the shooting of 'Kaabil', he never did any work without asking me." He further added, "After the shoot was over, I told him that I could not have made this film as well as he did. I didn't have to go to the sets even once." According to Rakesh, Sanjay used to discuss everything before shooting. He said that whenever he thought of making an next film, he was going to give the film to Sanjay. Rakesh said that Sanjay had been working on two-three subjects for the last two years. However, none of them could be finalised. He said, "He had written the script of 'Kaabil 2'. Hrithik and I had heard the script and we liked it. We were working on it when suddenly the incident happened." Rakesh praises Sanjay's work in 'Kaabil' Rakesh Roshan said that Sanjay Gupta's technical acumen and commercial filmmaking played an important role in 'Kaabil'. He said that Sanjay used to regularly talk to him about creative decisions before shooting. Due to his way of working, Rakesh did not have to go to the sets of the film. Funeral at Versova crematorium Sanjay Gupta's last rites were performed at the Versova crematorium on Saturday evening. His son Shivansh and daughter Dalai lit the pyre. The last rites were completed at around 8:30 pm. Abhishek Bachchan, Rajpal Yadav, Rajat Bedi and Rakesh Roshan reached the crematorium.