Shekhar Kapur

What's Love Got To Do With It' at the British National Awards.The director's film was released in the United Kingdom, the United States, and India and received a tremendous response globally.The British National Awards were held earlier this week, and the film won four awards out of the nine categories in which it was nominated: best director, best British film, best screenplay, and best-supporting actor.The film's screenplay has been written by Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith. Actor Emma is also a part of the movie.Actor Shabana has acted alongside British actor Lily James and Pakistani actor Sajal Aly in this movie.Last year, the film premiered at the prestigious Toronto film festival, where the film received two standing ovations. Shabana, Lily and Sajal attended the premiere and enthralled the audience.Kapur is known for his outstanding films like 'Bandit Queen', a British biographical drama 'Elizabeth' for which he was nominated for best director at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes, and its sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' (2007), which won Cate Blanchett her first acting Oscar.The filmmaker is currently planning a sequel to his directorial debut 'Masoom'. The film is titled as 'Masoom... The New Generation.' Apart from that, he also directed one of Heath Ledger's last films, the 2002 epic 'The Four Feathers.'

Shekhar Kapur recently revealed the theme for the sequel to his 1983 directorial debut 'Masoom.'The sequel, titled "Masoom... The New Generation," is about the "idea of home," Kapur told Variety, a US-based media outlet.The details of how 'Masoom... The New Generation' connects to the 1983 film remain undisclosed. Kapur revealed that the film will concentrate around an elderly couple living in a crumbling house and involve "generational change.""When you talk to people about home, the first thing they say is that it is property, it is real estate and the second thing they say is 'What's it worth?' The real estate value of your house becomes much more important than what the essential idea for home is. And home is, what is it? It is memories - people growing up, the walls have memories, the sofa where you sit down is a memory. Everything is a memory. So I'm taking that fundamental idea of what is home," Kapur said, as per Variety.Kapur was in London for the National Film Awards where his film, 'What's Love Got to Do with It?' bagged nine nominations and won four awards including best director, best British film, best screenplay (Jemima Khan) and best-supporting actor (Asim Chaudhry), reported Variety.Released in the year 1983, the film was written by the legendary writer Gulzar, 'Masoom' was an adaptation of Erich Segal's 1980 novel 'Man, Woman and Child.' It followed a happily married couple and their two daughters whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a boy who is the man's son from an earlier affair. The cast included Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Jugal Hansraj, Supriya Pathak, Saeed Jaffrey, and Urmila Matondkar.The film received positive responses from the audience.Kapur's last release was the romantic comedy 'What's Love Got to Do with It?,' starring Lily James, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif, Sajal Aly and Azmi, which debuted at Toronto and opened the Red Sea Film Festival in 2022. It was released theatrically worldwide earlier this year, as per Variety.Kapur is known for his outstanding films like 'Bandit Queen', a British biographical drama 'Elizabeth' for which he was nominated for best director at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes, and its sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' (2007), which won Cate Blanchett her first acting Oscar, reported Variety.Apart from that, he also directed one of Heath Ledger's last films, the 2002 epic 'The Four Feathers.'

Masoom', Variety reported.The film is titled 'Masoom... The New Generation.' Further deets about the project is still awaited.Released in the year 1983, the film was written by the legendary writer Gulzar, 'Masoom' was an adaptation of Erich Segal's 1980 novel 'Man, Woman and Child.' It followed a happily married couple and their two daughters whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a boy who is the man's son from an earlier affair. The cast included Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Jugal Hansraj, Supriya Pathak, Saeed Jaffrey, and Urmila Matondkar.The film received positive responses from the audience.Kapur's last release was the romantic comedy 'What's Love Got to Do with It?,' starring Lily James, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif, Sajal Aly and Azmi, which debuted at Toronto and opened the Red Sea Film Festival in 2022. It was released theatrically worldwide earlier this year, as per Variety.Kapur is known for his outstanding films like 'Bandit Queen', a British biographical drama 'Elizabeth' for which he was nominated for best director at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes, and its sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' (2007), which won Cate Blanchett her first acting Oscar, reported Variety.Apart from that, he also directed one of Heath Ledger's last films, the 2002 epic 'The Four Feathers.'

Anurag Kashyap's 'Kennedy' has been in the headlines for a variety of reasons since its announcement. The teaser and posters were well received by audiences and generated positive buzz among moviegoers and the film made a huge impact at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, where the film received a seven-minute standing ovation from the audience. Even the notable director Shekhar Kapur is all praises for the film and team.The makers kept a special screening of the film in Mumbai on 30 May, which was attended by several filmmakers and actors from the industry including Manoj Bajpayee, Vijay Varma, Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Kapur, Sudhir Mishra, Varun Grover, Neeraj Ghaywan, Shazia Iqbal, Piyush Mishra and Pavail Gulati while Sunny Leone hosted the screening on behalf of whole team.Shekhar Kapur praised the film and said, "I have never seen Anurag Kashyap's film that hasn't fascinated me. But this one works otherwise it made me cry, it made me wonder, it kept me stressed out he does that anyway but I really really enjoyed the film. Enjoy is very difficult word to use for films that are sometimes get so dark but it's a fascinating film."While praising the film, director Sudhir Mishra who saw the film for the fourth time stated, "Brilliant film I mean. This is the 4th time I'm seeing it even liked it better this time you know fanatic. Kashyap when you see lot of other things than this. Because he has done so much, then you keep discovering things. But, anyway it's very well done film it's hold very well its gibs you and then slowly you understand when behind it some things also land. So this also and that , fantastic. He is one of my favourite film makers when i said this a long time ago 20 years ago i said that he is one of my inspirations. When they used to say I'm his supposedly his inspiration. So he is outstanding and great film.:.The film revolves around an insomniac ex-cop, long thought to be dead, but still operating for the corrupt system, and looking for redemption. It was screened at Cannes 2023.'Kennedy' stars Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhatt and Abhilash Thapliyal.'Kennedy' is amongst the only two films from India this year to be the official selections at the festival this year.

Lessons of Life : Im completely dyslexic. And finding more and more artists poets musicians suffer from dyslexia too. Are you?With #AI Ive developed a love for visual mathematics, but in school developed a hatred for Mathsofcourse ! With #dyslexia numbers made little sense Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) May 8, 2023Shekhar's tweet created a stir among netizens. Many people expressed their views on his post."I am dyslexic, developed love for business math because it had a goal. Traditional maths still gives me nightmare," wrote a Twitterati. Another person wrote, "Kudos for awareness and converting into Unfathomable creativity with rare sensitivity!" Another netizen wrote, "Shekhar, you don't need AI, for that, there are other techniques, too."Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary starrer 'Taare Zameen Par' showcased the disease dyslexia in mainstream movie for the first time and initiated a conversation around it. Shekhar Kapur keeps on posting his observations, musings and reflective thoughts on various aspects of life, creativity and cinema on social media.Shekhar has recently directed the British romantic comedy 'What's Love Got To Do With It'. The film's screenplay has been written by Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith.Shabana Azmi has acted alongside British actor Lily James and Pakistani actor Sajal Aly in this movie.Last year, the film premiered at the prestigious Toronto film festival, where the film received two standing ovations. Shabana, Lily and Sajal attended the premiere and enthralled the audience.

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Manoj Bajpayee (@bajpayee.manoj)The image shows the trio smiling for the camera."Fam," he captioned the post, adding an evil eye emoji.Manoj's picture with wife and daughter garnered several likes and comments."Lovely," actor Gajraj Rao commented."Beautiful," filmmaker Shekhar Kapur wrote.Manoj married Shabana in 2006. Shabana was also an actor. She had acted in films like Kareeb and Fiza.Meanwhile, on the work front, Manoj will be seen in a courtroom drama 'Bandaa' on ZEE5. The actor plays the role of a lawyer in the movie who is obliged to bring the truth in front of the judge no matter hard are the conditions. The release date for the movie is yet to be revealed.Speaking about the film, Manoj Bajpayee earlier said, "When Vinod Bhanushali & Suparn S Varma told me about the story, I was fascinated and immediately agreed to be a part of this beautiful script. The courtroom drama will enthral and intrigue the audience that Apoorv Karki will create, and we are excited as we start shooting today. I am sure this film is something people will remember for a really long time."He will also be seen in the third part of the superhit web series 'Family Man'.

Anil shared a frame which is inhabited by Satish, director Shekhar Kapur, Boney Kapoor, and Sridevi alongside the actor. Anil shared two frames from the movie, in which a pigeon is seen on his shoulder. Another frame captures the lead couple of the film, Anil and Sridevi.Anupam Kher, Johnny Lever and Jackie Shroff were also part of this movie.Reacting to Anil's post, Richa Chadha wrote, "Watched it in the hall as a 7 yo with my folks as a reward! Was an unbeatable fan for Mr India and wanted to see my favourite pair unite. Bought the cassette, (loved chu chu ka murabba), the train scene and so much more. Was an ambitious film for the time as well. Thank you for the entertainment! Bicchde sabhi baari baari #Sridevi #SatishKaushik thank you for the memories."A few days back, Anupam Kher organized a musical night to celebrate the birth anniversary of Satish Kaushik. Anil was called on stage to share fond memories of his beloved friend. But the actor could not help shedding tears and cried profusely. Pictures and videos from the evening surfaced online.

View this post on InstagramA post shared by @shekharkapurit was in Shekhar's directorial 'Mr. India', in which, Satish played one of the most iconic characters of his career, 'Calendar'. Sharing a photograph of Satish from the movie, the director shared the anecdote of the first meeting with him who uplifted himself "from 3rd assistant director to chief assistant to associate".Shekhar wrote, "Mumbai was flooded. I barely made it to the airport to catch my flight. A young man walked up to me as I was waiting in the line to check in. Completely wet ..I had seen him before. Always outside my office .. with a smile on his face to say hello. Amongst many others. I would smile back. 'I came here because I knew you would not be surrounded by others. My area was flooded and I had to practically swim to get here ... I want to be your assistant Director' How could I say no ? That's how our journey started. From 3rd assistant director, to chief assistant to associate director."Apart from playing Calendar, Satish also assisted Shekhar in the film 'Mr. India.' He was like a 'family' to the director. He wrote, "Satish became part of my family. Lived with me. Like a brother .. acted in my films .. and then as he became a director on his own .. Satish went off into the world to explore new horizons. The love never went away .. Always intending to get back together .."Reacting to Shekhar Kapoor's post, filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor wrote, "Terribly Sorry for ur loss Shekhar ji.. as creators ur bond was evident in the work you did together.. he will always be remembered as calendar, the date has been permanently marked now." Satish Kaushik passed away at the age of 66 on Wednesday late night following a cardiac arrest. He is survived by wife and a daughter.

Shabana Azmi graced the red carpet of the Toronto International Film Festival for the screening of her upcoming film 'What's Love got to do with it', alongside Pakistani Actor Sajal Aly.The film 'What's Love got to do with it' is a British romantic comedy directed by celebrated Indian director Shekhar Kapur. The screenplay of the film has been written by Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith.Dressed in an elegant red saree, Shabana Azmi charmed the photographers and audience at the International Film Festival.Sajal Aly, who also acted with late actor Sridevi in her last film 'Mom' wore a crop top with blazer and frill pants. British Actor Lily James also posed on the Red carpet alongside Shabana Azmi and Sajal Aly. Azmi shared the photo on her Instagram and wrote, "With the lovely Lily James and Sajal Aly at the Toronto Film festival where our film Shekhar Kapur's what's love got to do with it received 2 standing ovations !"The film will hit theatres in the UK on January 27, 2023.Apart from this international project, Shabana Azmi will be seen in R Balki's 'Ghoomer' alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Angad Bedi and Saiyami Kher. Shabana Azmi is also a part of Karan Johar's 'Rocky aur Rani ki prem kahaani' which has Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in lead roles.Talking about Sajal Aly, she was last seen in the Pakistani Military drama 'Sinf-E-Aahan'. She also did an Indian project with Zee5 - 'Dhoop Ki Deewar' alongside her ex-husband Ahad Raza Mir.Sajal is best known for her portrayal of Sridevi's daughter in 'Mom'.

"For too long we've been too impressed with West. The next Cannes is in India because if it's not, then I don't know where Cannes will go. We're the land of stories. The west is plateauing and the east is rising. We are the east, we've to step forward," Kapur said during the inauguration of the Indian pavilion at the 75th edition of the prestigious event.He added, "We have to step forward confidently that the world will accept us. Let's go forward confidently. This is a moment of confidence. Cannes is extremely important but what is more important is how we use it afterwards. We have to focus on the aftermath of Cannes. We all have to take things seriously."Kapur is at Cannes as a part of Indian delegation led by Union Minister Anurag Thakur. On Tuesday, he along with R Madhavan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Grammy award-winner Ricky Kej, and Prasoon Joshi walked the red carpet.