FILM DIRECTOR

Shekhar Kapur

1945 - Today

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Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker. Born into the Anand-Sahni family, Kapur is the recipient of several accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a National Film Award, a National Board of Review Award and three Filmfare Awards, in addition to nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Kapur became known in Bollywood with his recurring role in the television series Khandaan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shekhar Kapur has received more than 3,735,675 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Shekhar Kapur is the 1,193rd most popular film director (up from 1,274th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Film Director.

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  • 3.7M

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  • 53.69

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shekhar Kapur ranks 1,193 out of 2,041. Before him are Niels Arden Oplev, Trey Parker, Robert Kramer, Alexander Mitta, Douglas Slocombe, and Kazimierz Kutz. After him are Juliusz Machulski, Ivor Montagu, Steve Kloves, Pilar Miró, Julius J. Epstein, and Gerhard Lamprecht.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Shekhar Kapur ranks 480. Before him are Robin Trower, Joseph Coutts, Loni Anderson, Caroline Cellier, Michael Bella, and Toshikatsu Matsuoka. After him are Martin Shaw, Manuel Duarte, Carlos Reinoso, Zoran Živković, Hirofumi Nakasone, and Anne Murray.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Shekhar Kapur ranks 83 out of 217. Before him are Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), Balraj Sahni (1913), Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952), Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950), Reginald Dyer (1864), and Noor Jehan (1926). After him are Babita (1947), Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893), Shaukat Aziz (1949), Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Birbal Sahni (1891), and Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Pakistan

Among film directors born in Pakistan, Shekhar Kapur ranks 4. Before him are Gulzar (1934), Yash Chopra (1932), and Ramanand Sagar (1917). After him are Ramesh Sippy (1947), Chetan Anand (1915), Govind Nihalani (1940), and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978).

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