Shekhar Kapur

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In 2006, Kapur formed Liquid Comics and Virgin Animation, an entertainment company focused on creating new stories and characters for a global audience. The Shakti titles of Kapur and Deepak Chopra's company debuted with Devi and The Sadhu . [25] Devi is about "a fierce feminine warrior, stronger than the Gods themselves ... a champion of the heavens, and the protector of man", while The Sadhu "is about one man's choice between his spiritual oath and his human instinct." [25]

Unrealized projects

Personal life

Kapur had a relationship for seven years with actress Shabana Azmi. [26] He first was married to Medha Gujral, niece of former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral. [27] They divorced in 1994. [28] She died on 25 November 2014 at a hospital in New York City of liver failure following a second heart and first kidney transplant. [29] Kapur later married actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi in 1999. [30] They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur. [31] The couple divorced in 2007.

In March 2020, Krishnamoorthi filed a case against Kapur over a property dispute concerning their daughter Kaveri. [32] She claimed that the property rightfully belongs to their daughter, but has been rented to actor Kabir Bedi and his wife Parveen. [33]

Filmography

Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar kapur 02.jpg
Kapur in 2008
Born
Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur

(1945-12-06) 6 December 1945 (age 78)
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Occupation
  • Filmmaker
Years active1974–present
Works Full list
Spouses
  • Medha Gujral
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    ​
    (m. 1984;div. 1994)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1999;div. 2007)​
Children1
Relatives
Family Anand-Sahni family
Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India
In office
30 September 2020 –1 September 2023
Directed features
YearTitleDistributor
1983 Masoom Bombino Video Pvt. Ltd.
1987 Mr. India Sujata Films
1994 Bandit Queen Kaleidoscope Entertainment/Content Flow Studios
1998 Elizabeth PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
2002 The Four Feathers Paramount Pictures / Buena Vista International
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Universal Pictures
2022 What's Love Got to Do with It? StudioCanal UK

Awards and honours

In 2000, he received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. [34] In 2010, he served as one of the Jury Members in international competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. [3] [35] In 2020, Kapur became the president of the Film and Television Institute of India. [36]

In 2023, 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. [37]

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef(s)
BAFTA Awards 1999 Best Direction Elizabeth Nominated [38]
Outstanding British Film Won
David di Donatello Awards 2008 Best European Film Elizabeth: The Golden Age Nominated [39]
Filmfare Awards 1984 Best Film - Critics Masoom Won [40]
Best Director Nominated
1995 Best Film - Critics Bandit Queen Won [41]
1997 Best Director Bandit Queen Won [42]
1999 Special Award—Won [43]
Golden Globe Awards 1999 Best Director – Motion Picture Elizabeth Nominated [44]
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2008Best European Director Elizabeth: The Golden Age Nominated [45]
National Board of Review Awards 1998 Best Director Elizabeth Won [46]
National Film Awards 1996 Best Feature Film - Hindi Bandit Queen Won [47]
Valladolid International Film Festival 1994Best Film Bandit Queen Nominated [48]

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