Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta was cremated in Mumbai on Saturday evening, a day after his death at the age of 59.

Hrithik Roshan, who worked with the filmmaker on the 2017 film capableshared an emotional note on Instagram, expressing her grief over the loss.

Recalling their time working together, the actor said that one film was not enough and he hoped to work with Gupta again. Hrithik wrote, “Sanjay, I will miss you man. One film with you was not enough… I will always remember the time we spent together with so much love for you… Your laughter, your passion, the child in you that sparkles with every good thought, we needed to do so much together, it’s too soon.”

The actor also thanked the filmmaker for the experience of making the film capable and acknowledged his contribution to the film. He added, “My friend, I’m going to miss you so gratefully, I wish I could have hugged you harder and thanked you for giving me the best experience of my life with Kaabil. No one will ever fully know how much you gave to that film. I’m so sad, it was too soon. Rest in peace my friend.”

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Several members of the film industry attended his last rites at the Pawan Hans crematorium. Gupta suffered a head injury after falling at his residence in Versova.

The funeral was attended by Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajpal Yadav, Rakesh Roshan, Mukesh Chhabra, Bhushan Kumar, Ratan Jain, Vivek Agnihotri and Harsh Vardhan Rane.

Earlier on Saturday, many celebrities had also reached the filmmaker’s residence in Mumbai to pay their respects. Fardeen Khan, Rohit Roy, Ronit Roy, Gulshan Grover, Farah Khan, Milap Zaveri, Ashok Pandit and Sudhanshu Pandey reached their house. Rohit Roy, Ronit Roy and Milap Zaveri looked emotional as they mourned the sudden death of the filmmaker.