Goodbye memory-maker: Prosenjit and others mourn

Bengali star Prosenjit Chatterjee, filmmaker Srijit Mukherji and actor Rahul Bose on Thursday paid tributes to celebrated filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who passed away due to age related ailments.

Chatterjee, who worked with the filmmaker in the 2004 drama ‘Swapner Din’ and ‘Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala’ in 2007, took to Twitter and posted a heartfelt note. The actor said he was deeply saddened by Dasgupta’s demise and remembered him as a ‘shining name’, not just in the Indian cinema but also in the ‘international film world’. Srijit Mukherji said Dasgupta’s films have shaped up his cinema memory, leaving a strong impact with his impeccable storytelling.

Parno Mitra took to Twitter and wrote, ‘It’s been an honour to have worked with you in ‘Urojahaj.’ Actor Sudiptaa Chakraborty said she was fortunate to have collaborated with the filmmaker on two of his projects -- ‘Mondo Meyer Upakhyan’ (2002) and ‘Kaalpurush’ in 2005, which also featured Mithun Chakraborty and Rahul Bose.

Bose remembered Dasgupta as a sensitive, emotionally acute ‘with an impish sense of humour’ and wrote how he would miss the time spent with him during shootings and travelling to various film festivals.

Filmmaker and West Bengal MLA Raj Chakrabarty tweeted his condolences to Dasgupta and wrote, ‘Recipient of numerous national and international honours, legendary filmmaker and renowned poet, #BuddhadebDasgupta has passed away.

“It was a great learning experience working with him. He was a master of cinema,” Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi said.