Happy Birthday, Shekhar Kapur (06/12).

Happy Birthday, Shekhar Kapur (06/12).

Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur, born on December 6, 1945, is a director and actor. He comes from the Anand-Sahni family. Kapur has won many awards, including a BAFTA, a National Film Award, a National Board of Review Award, and three Filmfare Awards. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe.

Kapur became famous in India for his role in the TV show “Khandaan.” His first movie as a director was “Masoom” in 1983. He became very well-known for directing “Mr. India” in 1987. In 1994, he got international fame for “Bandit Queen,” a movie about Phoolan Devi, a notorious Indian bandit and politician. This movie was shown at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and the Edinburgh Film Festival.

He became more famous internationally with “Elizabeth” in 1998. This movie, set in the past, is about Queen Elizabeth I of Britain and was nominated for seven Academy Awards. He directed “The Four Feathers,” a war movie, in 2002. In 2007, he made “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” a follow-up to his 1998 movie “Elizabeth.”

Director Shekhar Kapur with his actors #ShabanaAzmi, #NaseeruddinShah, #UrmilaMatondkar, #JugalHansraj and Aradhana Srivastav on the sets of #Masoom.