‘Agni Sakshi' director Partho Ghosh passes away at 76
Partho Ghosh, director of landmark, spine-chilling 90s thrillers like 100 Days and Agni Sakshi, passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Monday (June 9). He was 76.
Paying tribute on social media, Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta wrote, 'Heartbroken beyond words. We have lost an exceptional talent, a visionary director, and a kind soul. Partho da, you will always be remembered for the magic you created on screen. Rest in peace.'
A veteran of both Bollywood and Bengali cinema, Partho Ghosh director several memorable films of the 1990s. His debut, 100 Days (1991), starring Madhuri Dixit, was a murder mystery built around extrasensory perception (ESP). In 1996, Ghosh remade Sleeping with the Enemy as Agni Sakshi, themed around domestic violence and featuring a scary, National Award-winning performance by Nana Patekar. Ghosh's other notable films included Dalaal (1993), Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997), Yugpurush (1998) and Khote Sikkey (1999). For Jeevan Yudh (1997) he was nominated for a National Award for Best Director.
Ghosh continued to direct films in the new millennium, with a notable gap between 2010 to 2018. His last Hindi directorial, Pyar Mein Thoda Twist, featuring music by Bappi Lahiri, was released in 2022.
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