Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar has passed away at the age of 68. He breathed his last at 3.30 am on March 24. Pradeep Sarkar had directed films like Parineeta, Laga Chunri Mein Daag, Mardaani and Helicopter Eela. According to the information, he was on dialysis and the level of potassium in his body had dropped significantly. When his condition worsened, he was taken to the hospital at 3 am where he passed away.

The last rites have been arranged at a cremation ground in Santacruz at 4 pm today. There is a wave of mourning in Bollywood due to this news, people are not able to believe the sad news they have received on Friday. Filmmakers Hansal Mehta and Neetu Chandra have confirmed the demise of the 'Parineeta' director. Neetu Chandra revealed that Pradeep Sarkar was her first director, having worked with her for the first time in an advertisement for a footwear brand, when she was in college. Neetu was very close to Sarkar and her sister Madhuri.