Director

Shekhar Kapur

December 6, 1945 · Lahore, Punjab, British India

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.

Notable work

7.2
Elizabeth (1998)
Director
6.7
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Director
6
New York, I Love You (2008)
Director
6.6
The Four Feathers (2002)
Director

Often works with

Cate Blanchett
2 titles together
Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Geoffrey Rush
2 titles together
Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
John Gielgud
2 titles together
Elizabeth, Omnibus
Irrfan Khan
2 titles together
New York, I Love You, Drishti
Shabana Azmi
2 titles together
What's Love Got to Do with It?, Masoom
Satish Kaushik
2 titles together
Mr. India, Masoom

Full filmography · 24

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
as Council Member (voice)
2024
What's Love Got to Do with It?
Director
20236.1
Vishwaroopam II
as Colonel Jagannath
20185.5
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
20135
Ishkq in Paris
as Ranveer
2013
Vishwaroopam
as Colonel Jagannath
20136.4
Passage
Director
2009
New York, I Love You
Director
20086
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Director
20076.7
The Four Feathers
Director
20026.6
Elizabeth
Director
19987.2
Bandit Queen
as Truck Driver and Director
19946.6