‘Agni Sakshi’ director Partho Ghosh passes away at 76

Partho Ghosh, director of ‘Agni Sakshi, passes away

Partho Ghosh, director of landmark, spine-chilling 90s thrillers like 100 Days and Agni Sakshi, handed away as a consequence of a cardiac arrest on Monday (June 9). He was 76.

Paying tribute on social media, Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta wrote, “Heartbroken past phrases. We’ve misplaced an distinctive expertise, a visionary director, and a form soul. Partho da, you’ll all the time be remembered for the magic you created on display screen. Relaxation in peace.”

A veteran of each Bollywood and Bengali cinema, Partho Ghosh director a number of memorable movies of the Nineties. His debut, 100 Days (1991), starring Madhuri Dixit, was a homicide thriller constructed round extrasensory notion (ESP). In 1996, Ghosh remade Sleeping with the Enemy as Agni Sakshi, themed round home violence and that includes a scary, Nationwide Award-winning efficiency by Nana Patekar. Ghosh’s different notable movies included Dalaal (1993), Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997), Yugpurush (1998) and Khote Sikkey (1999). For Jeevan Yudh (1997) he was nominated for a Nationwide Award for Finest Director.

Ghosh continued to direct movies within the new millennium, with a notable hole between 2010 to 2018. His final Hindi directorial, Pyar Mein Thoda Twist, that includes music by Bappi Lahiri, was launched in 2022.