- Shekhar Kapur was born on December 6, 1945 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He is a director and actor, known for Elizabeth (1998), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and Bandit Queen (1994). He was previously married to Suchitra Krishnamoorthi.
- SpouseSuchitra Krishnamoorthi(1997 - 2007) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Nephew of Late Dev Anand.
- Directed Cate Blanchett in two Oscar nominated performances for the exact same role (Queen Elizabeth) but in different films: Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).
- Qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales in the early 70's in London UK. Disillusioned and unmotivated my this conventional career, he abandoned his profession to pursue his artistic interests.
- Had a seven year long relationship with Shabana Azmi
- Was suppose to launch Bobby Deol and Karisma Kapoor in a movie titled " Badal". He parted ways with Sunny Deol after shooting the movie for 20 days.
- I've never looked at film-making as a career. I've looked on film-making as an adventure. When you come down the mountain, you get ready to climb again.
- There's a lot of imagination in Asia, and I believe that the next Google will come from there, and the next Pixar. I believe that the great new media companies will come out of Asia and surpass the big media conglomerates that exist right now in the west.
- I am far more comfortable with failure than I ever will be with success.
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