Shekhar Kapur
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Shekhar Kapur

Kapur on the set of Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 18 May 2006
Personal information
Birth dateDecember 6, 1945(age 64)
Place of birthLahore, Punjab, British India
SpouseSuchitra Krishnamoorthi 1999-2007

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Shekhar Kapur (Hindi: ), (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian film director and producer. He is a critically acclaimed director, rose to popularity with the movie, Bandit Queen. He was nominated for Academy awards for Elizabeth and its sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

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Diwali Gifts For Bollywood Celebrity Brigade - koimoi Tweet this news
koimoi---Shekhar Kapur-: Tankers and tankers of water for his home. Familiarity, they say, breeds contempt. Hopefully, after being surrounded by so much paani, ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:47:24 GMT+00:00
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Daily News & Analysis--Ideally, directors such as Ron Howard, -Shekhar Kapur- or Mel Gibson are individuals that have tackled such historical, religious genres before and I would ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:55:08 GMT+00:00
Unknown Stars - Art director, Bijon Dasgupta - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--Bijon Dasgupta made his debut as an art director with -Shekhar Kapur's- Masoom and the first film itself gave him the recognition and respect that he now ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:59:42 GMT+00:00
Paan Singh Tomar premieres at Abu Dhabi fest - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times---...- that -Shekhar Kapur's- Bandit Queen on dacoit Phoolan Devi (where he worked as an assistant) inspired him to think about another outlaw, Paan Singh Tomar. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:29:45 GMT+00:00
Hrithik Roshan tried to change Paani script? - Oneindia Tweet this news
Oneindia--Actors like myself, aspiring to work with greats like -Shekhar Kapur-, do not demand script changes,” he wrote on Twitter. “It would be my good fortune and a ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:01:10 GMT+00:00
Hrithik denies demanding changes in Paani script - NDTV.com Tweet this news
NDTV.com--Actor Hrithik Roshan has shot down reports that he has asked filmmaker -Shekhar Kapur- to make changes in the script of Paani. ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:01:25 GMT+00:00
Shekhar Kapur rings the alarm bell for water conservation - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--Internationally renowned filmmaker -Shekhar Kapur- has appealed to the people of India and rest of the world to conserve water which, he said, ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:42:08 GMT+00:00
Hrithik Rubbishes Reports Of Demanding Changes In Script Of 'Paani' - Real Bollywood (blog) Tweet this news
Real Bollywood (blog)--October 8, 2010: Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan has been alleged of asking filmmaker -Shekhar Kapur- to go for a change in the script of his ambitious ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:09:15 GMT+00:00
Govt plans own reality show - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times---...- decided on Thursday to explore the possibility of starting such a show following a suggestion by a member, film director -Shekhar Kapur-. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:42:27 GMT+00:00
Deep in thought - Deccan Herald Tweet this news
Deccan Herald---Shekhar Kapur- is a name that needs no introduction, within India as well as abroad. The director is well-known for making gritty cinema. ... - Date : Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:50:53 GMT+00:00

Future projects :
Year Title Oscar nominations Oscar wins
1983 Masoom
1987 Mr. India
1994 Bandit Queen
1998 Elizabeth 7 1
2002 The Four Feathers
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2 1
2008 New York, I Love You
2009 Passage (2009 film)

Golden Orange Honorary Award

Ömer Lütfi Akad (1983) * Sezer Sezin (1984) * Metin Erksan (1987) * Helen Mirren-Taylor Hackford-Norman Jewison (2006) * Shekhar Kapur-Francis Ford Coppola-Hanna Schygulla (2007) * Maximilian Schell-Mickey Rourke-Kevin Spacey-Michael J. Warner (2008)

Films directed by Shekhar Kapur

1980sMasoom (1983) * Mr. India (1987)
1990sBandit Queen (1994) * Elizabeth (1998)
2000sThe Four Feathers (2002) * Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
ShortsNew York, I Love You (2008) * Passage (2010)



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