Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kapur,
is an Indian film director and producer. He is a critically acclaimed
director, rose to popularity with the movie, Bandit Queen. He was
nominated for Academy awards for Elizabeth and its sequel Elizabeth:
The Golden Age.Kapur was born in Lahore, British India to Kulbhushan
Kapur, a doctor who had a flourishing practice, and Sheel Kanta, a
journalist and a keen actress who performed on stage.The nephew of
actors Vijay Anand and Dev Anand, he was discouraged to get into show
business by his father. His schooling was at the Modern School, New
Delhi. He did his economics course at St. Stephen's College. At 22,
Kapur became a chartered accountant, having studied accountancy to
please his parents.
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