Famous Bengali director Arun Roy passed away at the age of 56 on Thursday. The director took his last breath in a state-run hospital. According to reports Roy has been battling cancer for one-and-a-half years and was admitted to RG Kar Hospital last month due to a lung infection. Hospital sources revealed that the directors lung condition worsened over the last few days and he couldnt fight the infection. Confirming the death actor Dev who had essayed the lead role in Roys film Bagha Jatin portraying the life and sacrifice of Bengali revolutionary Jatindranath Mukherjee posted on X You have gone too soon friend. You were a person with a 24-carat gold heart. In another post Devs production house Dev Entertainment Ventures said We are deeply saddened to share the news about the passing of our beloved director Arun Roy. A visionary filmmaker his passion creativity and dedication to storytelling will forever inspire us. Rest in peace Arun Da. Roy had shot to fame with his first film Egaro - The Immortal XI in 2011. He followed that up with Cholai (2016) Hiralal (2018) 8/12 Binay Badal Dinesh and Bagha Jatin. Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee said Each film by Arun Roy in the past decade from Egaro to Bagha Jatin made us think afresh. This morning after his long battle with cancer he was physically defeated but he will be a winner within our hearts. His cinemas will tell about his real victory. My sympathies to his near and dear ones. With PTI Inputs