Tapan Sinha sets for heavenly abode

Sometimes, one wonders as to are the God is being unkind to us. How else will you explain the deaths of the legends of cinema leaving back a big void? The sad news for us is that the director of sensitive meaningful cinema Tapan Sinha set for his heavenly abode yesterday. For those who are clueless about the greatness of Tapan Sinha and his contribution to Indian cinema, here’s a small peak at his illustrious career. Sinha is the name behind Masterpiece Classics like Uphaar, Kabuliwala. Safed Haathi, Ankush, Ek Doctor Ki Maut…to name a few. He also was the winner of many prestigious National as well as International awards and was aptly conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement only last year. For the last few days, he was not keeping well and was admitted in the hospital, as he was suffering from prolonged illness (acute bronco-pneumonia, to be specific).