Bengali director Arun Roy passed away at the age of 56 after battling cancer for one-and-a-half years. Scroll down to read more.
Famous Bengali director Arun Roy passed away at the age of 56 on Thursday. The director took his last breath in a state-run hospital. According to reports, Roy has been battling cancer for one-and-a-half years, and was admitted to RG Kar Hospital last month due to a lung infection. Hospital sources revealed that the director’s lung condition worsened over the last few days and he couldn’t fight the infection.
Confirming the death, actor Dev, who had essayed the lead role in Roy’s film ‘Bagha Jatin’, portraying the life and sacrifice of Bengali revolutionary Jatindranath Mukherjee, posted on X, “You have gone too soon, friend. You were a person with a 24-carat gold heart.”
In another post, Dev’s production house, Dev Entertainment Ventures, said, “We are deeply saddened to share the news about the passing of our beloved director Arun Roy. A visionary filmmaker, his passion, creativity, and dedication to storytelling will forever inspire us. Rest in peace, Arun Da.”
Roy had shot to fame with his first film ‘Egaro – The Immortal XI’ in 2011. He followed that up with ‘Cholai’ (2016), ‘Hiralal’ (2018), ‘8/12 Binay Badal Dinesh’, and ‘Bagha Jatin’.
Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee said “Each film by Arun Roy, in the past decade, from Egaro to Bagha Jatin, made us think afresh. This morning, after his long battle with cancer, he was physically defeated but he will be a winner within our hearts. His cinemas will tell about his real victory. My sympathies to his near and dear ones.”
With PTI Inputs
