Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar, known for making films like Parineeta, Helicopter Eela and Mardaani, exceeded away aged 67. Director Hansal Mehta showed the identical via a tweet. Taking to Twitter on Friday morning, Hansal shared a image of and wrote "Pradeep Sarkar. Dada. RIP. He handed away at the age at three.30 am on March 24. Funeral arrangements had been made at a crematorium in Santacruz for four pm today. Ajay Devgn condoled Sarkar's loss of life and wrote, "The information of Pradeep Sarkar’s loss of life, ‘Dada’ to some of us is still hard to digest. My inner most condolences. My prayers are with the departed and his family. RIP Dada."Actress Neetu Chandra, who turned into very close to Pradeep Sarkar and his sister Madhuri, tweeted, "Very sad to recognize approximately our dearest director @pradeepsrkar dada. I started out my career with him. He had a classy expertise to make his movies look larger than life. From #Parineeta #lagachunrimeindaag to a no. Of films. Dada, you may be be overlooked. #RestInPeace."Pradeep made his debut inside the Hindi movie industry with the display screen version of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 'Parineeta'. Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan, and Sanjay Dutt performed pivotal characters in the movie. His final directorial at the big screen become 'Helicopter Eela' starring Kajol and Riddhi Sen in the lead roles. He has worked with Rani Mukerji in Mardaani and Vidya Balan with Parineeti. The overdue filmmaker has usually presented women-orientated movies beautifully. 

Pradeep has also directed 'Laga Chunari Mein Daag' starring Rani, Konkona Sen Sharma, Abhishek Bachchan, Kunal Kapoor, 'Lafangey Parindey' featuring Deepika Padukone and Neil Nitin Mukesh. He has directed net series particularly, 'Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala', 'Forbidden Love', and 'Arranged Marriage.'