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Shekhar Kapur profile
Actor

Shekhar Kapur

Directing

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Acting credits

16

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TMDB popularity

1.5

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Movies: 24Series: 3Crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 37630

IMDb ID: nm0001408

Known for: Directing

Born: December 6, 1945

Age: 80

Place of birth: Lahore, Punjab, British India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2024

Years active: 51

Average TMDB rating: 6.31

Wikidata: Q522232

Also known as

Shekar Kapoor • Shekhar Kapoor • Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur

Other jobs

Director (9)Executive Producer (3)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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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