Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur

Born: December 6, 1945
in Lahore, Punjab, British India
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Shekhar Kapur (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. His historical biopics of Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth and its sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age) garnered several Academy Award nominations, including two Best Actress nods for Cate Blanchett.

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Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Title: Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Character: Council Member (voice)
Released: January 20, 2024
Type: Movie
In a sophisticated near perfect society, citizens live with paper bags on heads to dissolve differences. Tensions rise when the whispers of a mythical land without the bags start to float and a fresh council member sparks an accidental revolution.
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Vishwaroopam II
Title: Vishwaroopam II
Character: Colonel Jagannath
Released: August 9, 2018
Type: Movie
RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
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Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
Title: Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Australian film editor Jill Bilcock is one of the world's most sought after film editors, having edited beloved films such as STRICTLY BALLROOM, ROMEO+JULIET, MURIEL’S WEDDING, ELIZABETH, MOULIN ROUGE!, ROAD TO PERDITION and THE DRESSMAKER. This documentary looks at her craft and charts how an outspoken arts student in 1960s Melbourne became one of the world’s most acclaimed film artists. Featuring interviews with Jill and many of today's leading filmmakers and actors, such as Baz Luhrmann, Jocelyn Moorehouse, Sam Mendes, Shekhar Kapur, Fred Schepisi and Cate Blanchett.
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Jai Ho
Title: Jai Ho
Character: self
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The Film brings to its viewers, a hitherto unseen and unheard narrative of one of the greatest musicians the world has ever known: A. R. Rahman
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Title: Pradhanmantri
Character: Narrater
Released: July 14, 2013
Type: TV
Pradhanmantri was an Indian television political documentary series, hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur on Hindi news channel ABP News. It premiered on July 13, 2013. It aims to bring to the audience never-seen-before facts of Indian history.
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Ishkq in Paris
Title: Ishkq in Paris
Character: Ranveer
Released: May 24, 2013
Type: Movie
Akash and Ishkq meet on a train from Rome to Paris and spend a romantic evening in the city.
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Vishwaroopam
Title: Vishwaroopam
Character: Colonel Jagannath
Released: January 25, 2013
Type: Movie
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is happy in his marriage with Nirupama, a nuclear oncologist who married him to pursue higher studies in the USA. Deciding to cut ties with her husband, Nirupama hires a private detective to monitor his activities. To her utter shock, certain truths about her husband are subsequently revealed, setting off a chain of events that will change both of their lives irreversibly.
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Title: India's Got Talent
Character: Judge
Released: June 27, 2009
Type: TV
This talent show features a huge variety of talent ranging from the mundane to the bizarre from heart-stopping feats to the seemingly impossible giving Indians a platform to showcase their talents like no other.
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Title: Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Character: Himself
Released: March 22, 2002
Type: TV
Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.
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Bandit Queen
Title: Bandit Queen
Character: Truck Driver
Released: February 17, 1995
Type: Movie
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.
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Nazar
Title: Nazar
Character: Antique Dealer / Money Lender
Released: March 6, 1991
Type: Movie
A middle-aged antique dealer and money lender recollects his marriage to a 17-year-old orphan girl.
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Drishti
Title: Drishti
Character: Nikhil
Released: August 30, 1990
Type: Movie
Sandhya and Nikhil have been married for eight years and live a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, along with a daughter, Rashmi. However, their lives change when Nikhil has an affair with his assistant Vrinda and divorces Sandhya.
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Gawaahi
Title: Gawaahi
Character: Ranjeet Choudhary
Released: August 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Jhanvi Kaul is on trial for the murder of her lover and employer, Ranjeet Choudhary. A series of prosecution witnesses build a damning case against her - that the two of them had embezzled large sums of money, that she had another lover who is also a local goon and that a witness even saw her throwing the body of Ranjeet over her apartment balcony.
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Falak
Title: Falak
Character: Police Inspector Jimmy
Released: April 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Two partners namely, Murlidhar and Narang, betray their third partner and take over his business. Ramnath works as a watchman in this organization, and he sees illegal business taking place, and attempts to put a stop to this, only to get killed in the process, leaving behind a widow and two sons to fend for themselves. The police classify this death as an accident, and the management refuses to pay any compensation. Years later, the two sons have grown up and remember the death of their dad and the humiliation suffered at the hands of the new owners, and devise a plan to avenge this, and find that the owners have friends in the police force, as well as politicians, who will leave no stone unturned to protect both Narang and Murlidhar.
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Jeena Yahan
Title: Jeena Yahan
Character: Shekhar
Released: July 16, 1979
Type: Movie
Jeena Yahan is a 1979 Bollywood film, directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by N.P. Ali under Jamu Pictures. The film is based on story Ekhane Aakash Neyi by Manu Bhandari. Lekha marries Shekhar, who does not belong to her caste, and lives happily with him in Mumbai. When they visit his village, she learns that his sister is in love but is forced to marry someone else.
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Toote Khilone
Title: Toote Khilone
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Film starring Shekhar Kapur, Shabana Azmi and Utpal Dutt.
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Ishk Ishk Ishk
Title: Ishk Ishk Ishk
Released: November 8, 1974
Type: Movie
Dhun comes from a wealthy and talented family and desires to see the world on his own. He sets upon this travel and on his journey comes upon an inn called Five Daughters, run by Pahar. Deciding to stay there for a while, he meets Pahar's daughters and falls in love with Pooja. Pooja reciprocates his love and both hope to get married. Just when their marriage is being planned, Pooja's family comes to learn that Dhun and Pooja are related.