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Shekhar Kapur - news / articles


  • Elizabeth, The Golden Age: Shekhar Kapur Interview - 3 March 2008
    - -We caught up with director Shekhar Kapur to get the low-down on the sequel to his critically acclaimed 1998 film Elizabeth. After an almost 10 year gap, Kapur is reunited with Cate Blanchett, whose Oscar nominated performances in both pictures shine. Kapur gave

Shekhar Kapur - what members say


  • The Four Feathers
  • The Four Feathers review by from Northern Ireland
    Rated - 2 stars Another pointless version 7 January 2005
    ...If you've seen the others, there's no surprises in this, given it's directed by Shekhar Kapur, who gave us the brilliant Elizabeth. This was what attracted me to this ver...  
  • Bandit Queen
  • Bandit Queen review by from East London, UK
    Rated - 5 stars Bollywood can kiss my a***... this is more like it! 20 April 2006
    ...assinated in 1997. Personally I thought this was a great film- Directed by Shekhar Kapur, it dealt with politics, poverty, injustice, caste systems and feminism (the la...  
  • Elizabeth - The Golden Age
  • Elizabeth - The Golden Age review by Meako from Sheffield
    Rated - 4 stars Majestic sequel 29 October 2007
    ...ires to destroy you. Returning to the film are Blanchet, Rush, and the director Shekhar Kapur. The film is lavishly costumed and lensed, with the story focusing on the po...  

Shekhar Kapur - filmography


  • Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Geoffrey Rush,  Christopher Eccleston
    Director: Shekhar Kapur
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 15,497 members
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  • Mr India
  • Mr India on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Anil Kapoor,  Sridevi,  Amrish Puri
    Director: Shekhar Kapur
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The owner of an orphanage discovers a way to turn invisible. He then uses his new powers to fight the people trying to close the orphanage.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 609 members
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  • Masoom
  • Masoom (1983)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Pran Talwar,  Saeed Jaffery
    Director: Shekhar Kapur
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    D K Malhotra (Naseeruddin Shah), an architect, has a happy married life with his wife Indu (Shabana Azmi) and two daughters. A bombshell drops on him when he discovers that he has a child from an extra-marital affair. He brings home his son (Jugal Hansraj) and confesses to Indu that he is his own ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 6 members
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  • Drishti
  • Drishti on DVD
    Starring: Shekhar Kapur,  Dimple Kapadia
    Director: Govind Nihalani
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sandhya and Nikhil are a happy married, urban, professional couple. Coming from middle class families, both of them have risen in their professional life by virtue of merit and hard work. But through mutual betrayal their idealic marriage begins to crumble.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 143 members
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Shekhar Kapur facts

5 most recent films

Elizabeth - The Golden Age - 3.5 stars
Elizabeth - The Golden Age - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
The Four Feathers - 3.0 stars
Elizabeth - 3.5 stars
Bandit Queen - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Elizabeth - 3.5 stars
Mr India - 3.5 stars
Elizabeth - The Golden Age - 3.5 stars
Elizabeth - The Golden Age - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Bandit Queen - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Masoom - 3.0 stars
Drishti - 2.5 stars
The Four Feathers - 3.0 stars
Bandit Queen - 3.5 stars
Elizabeth - The Golden Age - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Cate Blanchett - 3 times - show films
Geoffrey Rush - 3 times - show films
Tom Hollander - 2 times - show films
Abbie Cornish - 2 times - show films
Christian Brassington - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Govind Nihalani - 1 times - show films