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Celebrated film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta dies at 77 The national award-winner was suffering from kidney ailments for a long time and undergoing dialysis twice a week regularly
Eminent film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who had been battling kidney ailments for quite some time, died at his residence here early on Thursday following a cardiac arrest, family members said. He was 77.
The national award-winning director is survived by his wife, and two daughters from a previous marriage.
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Extending her condolences to the ace director s friends and family, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, Saddened at the passing away of eminent filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta. Through his works, he infused lyricism into the language of cinema. His death comes as a great loss for the film fraternity.
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