Famend Bengali filmmaker and theatre character Goutam Halder died of cardiac arrest in Kolkata on Friday. He was 67. Halder died at a non-public hospital, the place he was admitted after complaining of chest ache at his Salt Lake residence within the morning, sources within the Bengali movie trade stated.
He had directed round 80 stage performs, together with Rabindranath Tagore’s Rakta Karabi lately. Halder had made his first Bengali movie Bhalo Theko in 2003, with actor Vidya Balan within the lead position. He additionally directed Nirvana with Rakhi Gulzar within the lead position in 2019.
Expressing grief over his loss of life, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated in an announcement, “Saddened by the demise of distinguished movie director and theatre character Goutam Halder. His demise is a superb loss to the world of tradition. Condolences to his members of the family and admirers.”
Household pal and actor Chaiti Ghosal, who was forged in Halder’s Rakta Karabi, wrote on social media, “Well-known theatre character and movie director Gautam Halder is not any extra. My deepest respect to you. He was my mentor on the planet of theatre.” She wrote on Instagram with a number of footage with him, “RAKTOKOROBI R BISHU PAGOL FOREVER. Bhalo theko…I’m so grateful to have carried out innumerable RAKTOKOROBI SHOWS AS NANDINI below your route.”
Halder had additionally made a documentary, Strings for Freedom, on Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan in 1999.
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