When Rani Mukerji thinks back on her final conversation with Mardaani director Pradeep Sarkar, she says, “I feel terrible.”
From Parineeta to Helicopter Eela, director Pradeep Sarkar oversaw a number of motion pictures. The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of the filmmaker, who passed away on March 24 at the age of 67. The director’s death was also lamented by Rani Mukerji, who stated she had a lengthy conversation with him a few days prior concerning her film.
When she learned of the director’s death, Rani Mukerji, who costarred with Pradeep Sarkar in the films Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Mardaani, expressed her sadness and disbelief by saying I’m very very shocked by the news of Dada’s passing away. I, in fact, spoke to him just the other day when I had gone to Amritsar, to the Golden Temple where he had called me telling me about my film so we had a long chat, he was insisting to do a facetime call but that day the network was not good so I was unable to video call with him. We were planning to meet this week when I got back but it is just so unexpected. His wife (Panchali boudi) called me at 4 am when this happened, it is really sad and shocking that dada has passed away like this.”
Additionally, the actress expressed her condolences to Pradeep Sarkar’s family and team, saying,Boudi had informed me that he was in remission and he was all ok. He was also shooting these last few days so I don’t know how it all transpired in just a matter of a few hours. I’m sure everybody who knows Dada will feel his loss deeply the way I’m feeling it. I had a great connection with him, we’ve done a lot of work together over the years, so it’s literally like losing a family member. My heart goes out to Boudi, Ronno, and Raya as they were a very close-knit family, and to all the people who worked in Dada’s production house and those who have been attached to him over the years. It’s going to be a great loss for them.”
Rani Mukerji added,“So I’m really very saddened by this because I was meant to meet him soon so I feel terrible about it. You never realize how life is so unpredictable, you speak to a person and the next thing you know is that the person is not there. I will hold on to my last memory of him being so happy and excited for me as he had called me to share the feedback that he was getting for my film and me from all over.”
The entire industry is in shock by the unexpected death of national award-winning director Pradeep Sarkar, and everyone is terribly upset by the news. Everyone who worked with the director, from television actors to Bollywood stars, are remembering him and offering their respects. Many celebrities also attended the final ceremonies.