Shekhar Kapur Filmography

Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur is an Indian film director and producer. A critically acclaimed director, he rose to popularity with the movie Bandit Queen. His historical biopics of Queen Elizabeth I garnered 7 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Cate Blanchett. Kapur was born in India to Kulbhushan Kapur, a doctor who had a flourishing practice, and Sheel Kanta, a journalist and stage actress. The nephew of actors Vijay Anand and Dev Anand, he was discouraged to get into show business by his father. His schooling was at Modern School, New Delhi. He studied economics at...
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Birthdate:December 6, 1945
Birthplace:Lahore
Age:66
Religion:Hinduism
Also known as:Shekhar Kapoor, Shekar Kapoor, शेखर कपूर

Movies with appearances by Shekhar Kapur

  • Saatwan Aasman
    Saatwan Aasman
  • Drishti
  • Nazar
    Nazar
  • Nazar
    Nazar
  • Falak
    Falak
TitleReleasedGenre
Saatwan Aasman 1992 Romance Film
Drishti 1991 Art film
Nazar 1991
Nazar 1991
Falak 1988 World cinema
Bindiya Chamkegi 1984 Comedy
Toote Khilone 1978 Drama
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Honors and Awards of Shekhar Kapur

Elizabeth
British Academy Film Awards
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
Bandit Queen
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Award for Best Director
Elizabeth
National Board of Review Award for Best Director
YearAward & CategoryMovie
1998 Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture Elizabeth
1998 Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction Elizabeth
1998 Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film Elizabeth
1999 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film Elizabeth
1999 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Director Elizabeth
2008 Nominated for the David di Donatello for Best European Film Elizabeth: The Golden Age
1983 Nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director Masoom
1996 Nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director Bandit Queen
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Films produced or directed by Shekhar Kapur

TitleReleasedRoleRatedGenre
Yuva 2004 Produced Bollywood
Elizabeth 1998 Directed R (USA) Biographical film
Bandit Queen 1994 Directed Art film
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 Directed PG-13 (USA) Biographical film
Mr India 1987 Directed World cinema
Masoom 1983 Directed Bollywood
The Four Feathers 2002 Directed PG-13 (USA) Adventure
New York, I Love You 2008 Directed R (USA) Comedy
Passage 2009 Directed Short Film
Paani 2011 Directed Romance Film
Mallory 2012 Directed Biography
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Personal relationships of Shekhar Kapur

Suchitra Krishnamurthy
Suchitra Krishnamurthy
Relationship type:Marriage
Together:1997 - February 2007

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi is an Indian actress, writer, painter and singer. She speaks Telugu as her mother tongue language. Suchitra started her career with the TV series Chunauti while still in school. In 1987-88, she acted in a production of Peanuts: The Musical, a musical based on the famous...
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