| 1 | '''Shekhar Kapur, (b. 1945)''' |
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| 3 | |
| 4 | Aka Chandrasekhar Kapur; actor and director |
| 5 | born in Lahore. Nephew of Dev and Vijay |
| 6 | Anand. Educated in New Delhi. Chartered |
| 7 | accountant and management consultant in |
| 8 | London. Entered Hindi films as actor. |
| 9 | Directorial début with Masoom, a low-budget, |
| 10 | Hollywood-inspired melodrama using |
| 11 | techniques derived from advertising films. Also |
| 12 | directed the ‘curry’ western, Joshilay (resigning |
| 13 | before it was complete; final version, released |
| 14 | in 1989, was credited to the producer, Sibte |
| 15 | Hasan Rizvi) and the special-effects-laden Mr |
| 16 | India. Compered a controversial Channel 4 |
| 17 | (UK) TV discussion programme, On The Other |
| 18 | Hand. Made many advertising films and is a |
| 19 | noted fashion model. Several of his big Hindi |
| 20 | productions have been delayed, leading to a |
| 21 | reputation for an expansive, slow-working |
| 22 | style. However, Bandit Queen, constituting a |
| 23 | departure from his earlier work, fictionalised |
| 24 | the life of Phoolan Devi for Channel 4 in |
| 25 | London, based on Mala Sen’s book. The film |
| 26 | caused a major censorship controversy, |
| 27 | following accusations of defamation by |
| 28 | Phoolan Devi herself and of exploitation by |
| 29 | feminist and other independent groups. Also |
| 30 | directed the first episodes of the TV series |
| 31 | Tahqiqat, starring Vijay Anand as Sam the |
| 32 | Detective. |
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| 34 | |
| 35 | '''FILMOGRAPHY''' (* only d): 1974: Ishq Ishq |
| 36 | Ishq; 1975: Jaan Hazir Hai; 1978: Pal Do Pal |
| 37 | Ka Saath; Toote Khilone; 1979: Jeena Yahan; |
| 38 | 1980: Bhula Na Dena; 1982: Masoom*; |
| 39 | Bindiya Chamkegi; 1985: Joshilay*; |
| 40 | Khandaan (TV); 1987: Mr India*; 1988: |
| 41 | Swayamsiddha (TV); Falak; 1989: Gawahi; |
| 42 | Udaan (TV); Mahanagar (TV); 1989: Nazar; |
| 43 | 1990: Drishti; 1992: Saatwan Asmaan; 1994: |
| 44 | Bandit Queen*; Tahqiqat (TV). |
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| 46 | [[Actor]] |
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| 48 | [[Director]] |