1. Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur was born on 6 December 1945 and is an Indian filmmaker.
30 Facts About Shekhar Kapur
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Shekhar Kapur became known in Bollywood with his recurring role in the television series Khandaan.
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Shekhar Kapur then made his directorial debut with cult classic Masoom in 1983, before gaining widespread acclaim with Mr India in 1987.
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Shekhar Kapur then gained international recognition and acclaim in 1994 with biographical film Bandit Queen, based on the infamous Indian bandit and politician Phoolan Devi.
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Shekhar Kapur achieved further international prominence with the 1998 period film Elizabeth, a fictional account of the reign of British Queen Elizabeth I, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
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Shekhar Kapur then directed war drama film The Four Feathers.
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Shekhar Kapur was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2025.
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Shekhar Kapur was born on 6 December 1945 in Lahore, Punjab, British India, in a Punjabi Hindu family to Kulbhushan Kapoor, a doctor with a flourishing practice, and his wife Sheel Kanta Kapoor.
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Shekhar Kapur is the only son of his parents and he has three sisters.
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Shekhar Kapur then started his career working with a multinational oil company.
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Shekhar Kapur moved to the United Kingdom in 1970, and spent several years working as an accountant and management consultant.
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Shekhar Kapur turned director with the family drama Masoom, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and a young Jugal Hansraj and Urmila Matondkar.
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Shekhar Kapur then directed the 1987 science-fiction film Mr India, starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Amrish Puri in his most famous role as the villain Mogambo.
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Shekhar Kapur was originally the director of the 1989 film Joshilaay, which starred Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Meenakshi Sheshadri before leaving the production halfway, and its producer Sibti Hassan Rizvi stepped in to complete the film.
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Shekhar Kapur was the executive producer of the film The Guru.
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Shekhar Kapur established an Indian film company with Ram Gopal Verma and Mani Ratnam, though the group has thus far produced only one film, Dil Se.
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Shekhar Kapur executive-produced the Bollywood-themed musical Bombay Dreams by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which ran in London's the West End and on Broadway in New York City for 1 year.
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In 2016, Shekhar Kapur delivers an autobiographical film and documentary about Amma, well known as Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, called "The Science of Compassion".
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Shekhar Kapur was accused of being anti-British by British tabloids for his portrayal of the British Army in the 2002 movie The Four Feathers.
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Shekhar Kapur is all set to adapt Amish Tripathi's critically acclaimed book series Shiva Trilogy into a television web show.
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Shekhar Kapur will be co-directing the show with Suparn Verma.
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Shekhar Kapur started his career as an actor in the movie starring Prem Kishen and Trilok Kapoor and later in Toote Khilone, in Bollywood.
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Shekhar Kapur appeared in several Hindi television dramas, such as Udaan, opposite Kavita Chaudhary, Upanyaas opposite Nisha Singh, and Masoom opposite Neena Gupta.
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Shekhar Kapur served as judge on the reality TV series India's Got Talent, aired on Colors.
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In 2006, Shekhar Kapur formed Liquid Comics and Virgin Animation, an entertainment company focused on creating new stories and characters for a global audience.
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Shekhar Kapur had a relationship for seven years with actress Shabana Azmi.
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Shekhar Kapur died on 25 November 2014 at a hospital in New York City of liver failure following a second heart and first kidney transplant.
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Shekhar Kapur claimed that the property rightfully belongs to their daughter, but has been rented to actor Kabir Bedi and his wife Parveen.
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In 2020, Shekhar Kapur became the president of the Film and Television Institute of India.
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In 2023, Shekhar Kapur served as the chairperson of the International competition Jury at the 54th International Film Festival of India held from 20 November to 28 November.