MUMBAI: Partho Ghosh , who deliveredengrossing thrillers such as ‘100 Days’ and ‘Agnisakshi’ and became a soughtafter Bollywood director in the 1990s, passed away in his Madh Island residence on Monday. He was 76. ‘100 Days’ (1991) had its roots in the Italian film ‘Sette Note In Nero’ (1977) and ‘Agnisakshi’ (1996) in the Hollywood thriller ‘Sleeping with the Enemy’ (1991).But Ghosh, who had a flair for creating narrative tension, flavoured and localised them with the needs and demands of the 1990s audience.Both were box-office hits. ‘Dalaal’ (1993), starring Mithun Chakraborty and Ayesha Julka, was another major box-office winner. He also helmed murder mysteries such as ‘Teesra Kaun?’ (1994) and ‘Kaun Saccha Kaun Jhootha’ (1997). Both were fairly gripping but failed to enthuse the audience.Ghosh’s passing was mourned on social media. “He was very amicable, very soft-spoken and always used to understand others’ problems,” wrote Bengal actor Rituparna Sengupta who made her Bollywood debut in ‘Teesra Kaun?’, on Facebook. He produced and directed Bengali film ‘Sindur Khela’ (1999) with Prosenjit and Rituparna in key roles. ‘Pyaar Mein Thoda Twist’ (2022) was among his last works.