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“Is home a memory, an emotion, or just four walls?” The quandary returned to trouble Shekhar Kapur during the COVID pandemic when the world was shutting down. The celebrated filmmaker, who describes himself as a nomad and is fondly addressed as Ibn Batuta by his close friend Shabana Azmi, found refuge in the Jones Estate of…
FILE: Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur; poster of ‘Bandit Queen’ | Photo Credit: PTI Photo/Subhav Shukla and Special Arrangement Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Tuesday alleged that the streaming version of his 1994 film Bandit Queen is “unrecognisable” from the movie he originally directed and that it was edited without his permission. The director, also known for films…
Shekhar Kapur | Photo Credit: PTI Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, as part of the Padma Awards 2025. The announcement was made on the eve of Republic Day, and the film industry was quick to shower Kapur with congratulatory messages, acknowledging his remarkable contributions…
