Overview
- Dasgupta, who became unwell Friday at his Golf Club Road home in Tollygunge, was declared dead while being taken to a Kolkata hospital.
- Family members and PTI reports said he had struggled with post-operative complications following a recent prostate surgery.
- His body was taken to Kolkata's Technicians Studio, where colleagues from film, television and streaming gathered to pay their respects.
- He is survived by his wife, Ruma Dasgupta, and their daughter.
- A late entrant to screen work after studying English at Jadavpur University and teaching in a school, he earned notice as an elocutionist and for roles in Baishey Shraban, Gumnaami, Zulfiqar and the TV series Mithijhora and Checkmate.