Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur

Nascimento : 1945-12-06, Lahore, Punjab, British India

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shekhar Kapur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Shekhar Kapur

Filmes

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Council Member (voice)
In a sophisticated near perfect society, citizens live with paper bags on heads to dissolve differences. Tensions rise when the whispers of a mythical land without the bags start to float and a fresh council member sparks an accidental revolution.
O Que o Amor Tem a Ver Com Isso?
Director
Zoe e Kazim, dois amigos de infância agora na casa dos 30 anos, devem decidir se seguem suas cabeças ou seus corações, uma vez que ele decida seguir o conselho de seus pais e entrar em um casamento arranjado com uma mulher que nunca conheceu no Paquistão. Zoe, uma cineasta de documentários, decide capturar sua experiência, enquanto ao mesmo tempo lida com seus próprios problemas de namoro digital, sua mãe teimosa Cath e suas famílias e amigos animados
Vishwaroopam II
Colonel Jagannath
RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
Self
Australian film editor Jill Bilcock is one of the world's most sought after film editors, having edited beloved films such as STRICTLY BALLROOM, ROMEO+JULIET, MURIEL’S WEDDING, ELIZABETH, MOULIN ROUGE!, ROAD TO PERDITION and THE DRESSMAKER. This documentary looks at her craft and charts how an outspoken arts student in 1960s Melbourne became one of the world’s most acclaimed film artists. Featuring interviews with Jill and many of today's leading filmmakers and actors, such as Baz Luhrmann, Jocelyn Moorehouse, Sam Mendes, Shekhar Kapur, Fred Schepisi and Cate Blanchett.
Jai Ho
self
The Film brings to its viewers, a hitherto unseen and unheard narrative of one of the greatest musicians the world has ever known: A. R. Rahman
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.
Ishkq in Paris
Ranveer
Akash nd Ishkq meet on a train from Rome to Paris and spend a romantic evening in the city.
Viswaroopam
Colonel Jagannath
A Dra. Nirupama (Pooja Kumar) é uma médica que para morar nos EUA casou-se por conveniência com Vishwanathan (Kamal Hassan), um estranho professor de dança Kathak. Ela nunca teve um casamento pleno com ele e quando decide se divorciar contrata um detetive particular que acaba descobrindo a verdadeira identidade de Vishwanathan. Agora, este casal está no meio de uma jihad islâmica em Nova York e só o conhecimento dos dois pode salvar o mundo de uma catástrofe nuclear.
Passage
Director
Three estranged sisters reunite one night when the oldest comes back for her two younger sisters after leaving them years before in mysterious circumstances.
Nova York, Eu Te Amo
Director
Onze curtas de diferentes diretores mostram que, em Nova York, o amor está em toda parte. As histórias se passam em bairros específicos da cidade, tecendo uma colcha de retalhos do que é a vida na metrópole mais emblemática de nosso tempo.
Elizabeth: A Era de Ouro
Director
Há quase três décadas no comando da Inglaterra, a Rainha Elizabeth I enfrenta ameaças ao seu poder, impostas por governos estrangeiros e pelo seu próprio país. Simultaneamente, o Rei da Espanha Felipe II, apoiado pelo Vaticano, planeja destronar a rainha e restaurar o catolicismo na nação britânica. Elizabeth se prepara para entrar em guerra, ao mesmo tempo em que luta contra uma paixão inesperada.
Honra & Coragem - As Quatro Plumas
Director
Em 1898, no Sudão, Harry Faversham (Heath Ledger) inesperadamente pede baixa de seu posto no exército britânico, pouco antes de uma importante batalha contra os rebeldes locais. Por sua atitude sua noiva Ethne Eustace (Kate Hudson) e seus três melhores amigos entregam a Harry uma pena branca cada, símbolo do que acreditam ter sido uma atitude covarde. Decidido a reconquistar a confiança perdida, Harry decide partir para o Sudão após saber que Jack Durrance (Wes Bentley), seu melhor amigo, está em apuros.
O Guru do Sexo
Executive Producer
Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) tem um grande sonho: ser um grande astro do cinema em Nova York. Para concretizá-lo ele decide deixar sua cidade natal, Nova Délhi, e partir rumo ao sonho americano. Lá ele conhece Sharonna (Heather Graham), uma doce atriz pornô que o ajuda a se transformar em uma grande personalidade da cidade, transformando-se em uma espécie de guru do sexo de Nova York.
Elizabeth
Director
Em 1554, a Inglaterra estava divida entre católicos e protestantes e era governada por Mary Tudor (Kathy Burke), católica, mas devido a um tumor ela acaba falecendo. Agora sua meia-irmã Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett), protestante, assume o poder. Porém, Elizabeth herda um país falido, sem exército e com inimigos por todos os lados, até mesmo na sua própria corte, forçando-a tomar cuidado a cada passo para permanecer no poder.
Do Coração
Executive Producer
Segundo a literatura árabe antiga, o amor é classificado em sete diferentes tonalidades: atração, paixão, amor, reverência, adoração, obsessão e morte. Essa é uma viagem através destas sete cores do amor, num belo percurso estético e político através da história de Amarkant Varma, um descendente de militares que viaja pela Índia a serviço de uma rádio de alcance nacional, na tentativa de fazer entrevistas sobre o 50º aniversário da independência indiana. Numa de suas jornadas, apaixona-se por Meghna, uma misteriosa mulher envolvida em atentados terroristas, que o deixa após eles passarem dois dias juntos nas estradas. Com o coração partido, ele concorda em se casar com Preeti, noiva escolhida por sua mãe. O embate entre o amor e a ideologia é retratado nesta história que também se apresenta como melodrama político.
Rainha Bandida
Truck Driver
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.
Rainha Bandida
Director
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.
Nazar
Antique Dealer / Money Lender
A middle-aged antique dealer and money lender recollects his marriage to a 17-year-old orphan girl.
Drishti
Nikhil
Sandhya and Nikhil have been married for eight years and live a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, along with a daughter, Rashmi. However, their lives change when Nikhil has an affair with his assistant Vrinda and divorces Sandhya.
Gawaahi
Ranjeet Choudhary
Jhanvi Kaul is on trial for the murder of her lover and employer, Ranjeet Choudhary. A series of prosecution witnesses build a damning case against her - that the two of them had embezzled large sums of money, that she had another lover who is also a local goon and that a witness even saw her throwing the body of Ranjeet over her apartment balcony.
Falak
Police Inspector Jimmy
Two partners namely, Murlidhar and Narang, betray their third partner and take over his business. Ramnath works as a watchman in this organization, and he sees illegal business taking place, and attempts to put a stop to this, only to get killed in the process, leaving behind a widow and two sons to fend for themselves. The police classify this death as an accident, and the management refuses to pay any compensation. Years later, the two sons have grown up and remember the death of their dad and the humiliation suffered at the hands of the new owners, and devise a plan to avenge this, and find that the owners have friends in the police force, as well as politicians, who will leave no stone unturned to protect both Narang and Murlidhar.
Mr. India
Director
A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.
Masoom
Director
D.K. Malhotra lives a comfortable lifestyle with his wife, Indu, and two school-going daughters, Pinky and Minni. He works in the office of an Architect. One day while the family is relaxing, D.K. gets a phone call that results in him bringing home a young school-going boy by the name of Rahul. Indu is shocked to learn that Rahul is D.K.'s son from another woman, Bhavana, who is no more. D.K. does his best to make Rahul comfortable, but fails. Rahul also feels that Indu does not really like him, though Pinky and Minni have taken to him in a big way. Finally, D.K. decides to admit Rahul in a boarding school in far off Nainital. Rahul reluctantly goes along with this new-found uncle/friend. It is when Rahul is asked to put his papers together for school that Rahul finds out that D.K. is his biological father. Watch what happens when Rahul disappears from D.K.'s house, and the impact this has on D.K., Indu, and her two daughters.
Ishk Ishk Ishk
Dhun comes from a wealthy and talented family and desires to see the world on his own. He sets upon this travel and on his journey comes upon an inn called Five Daughters, run by Pahar. Deciding to stay there for a while, he meets Pahar's daughters and falls in love with Pooja. Pooja reciprocates his love and both hope to get married. Just when their marriage is being planned, Pooja's family comes to learn that Dhun and Pooja are related.
Untitled Sheikh Zayed Biopic
Director
Biopic on the life of controversial Muslin leader Sheikh Zayed.