Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani Editor Sanjib Dutta Passes Away At The Age Of 54!

Bollywood’s renowned editor Sanjib Dutta passed away on Sunday. He was 54 years old and worked in several Hindi and Bengali movies. Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani was one of his recently edited movies.

An alumnus of FTII, Sanjib worked on more than 80 movies as an editor including both Hindi and Bengali. Nagesh Kukunoor, with whom Sanjib worked extensively, spoke about his death. While talking to PTI, Nagesh quoted, “I’ve been told he went in for a bypass surgery a few days ago but never came back. I am gathering more information. His death is devastating. He was the last of Renu Saluja school. She trained so many people but no one carried her legacy the way he did. “In fact, Renu was editing ‘Bollywood Calling’ when she passed away. So he finished the editing but never took credit.”

Screenwriter and editor, Apurva Asrani took to Twitter to express the grief, “Shocked to hear about the passing of Sanjib Datta. He was a fine editor whose work was synonymous with the best films of Nagesh Kukunoor. Sanjib & I shared editing credits on Aashayein & Tasveer 8×10, and I will always remember him as a mature craftsman & a thorough gentleman.”

Shocked to hear about the passing of Sanjib Datta. He was a fine editor whose work was synonymous with the best films of Nagesh Kukunoor. Sanjib & I shared editing credits on Aashayein & Tasveer 8×10, and I will always remember him as a mature craftsman & a thorough gentleman.

— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) September 15, 2019

one of our finest editor sanjib datta.
bhalo thakis kaka… we will miss you. pic.twitter.com/7c6tmXVKHX

— sujoy ghosh (@sujoy_g) September 15, 2019

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