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FILM DIRECTOR

Shekhar Kapur

1945 - Today

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Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker and actor. 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 3,495,915 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Shekhar Kapur is the 1,277th most popular film director (down from 1,182nd in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 84th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Film Director.

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  • 27

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  • 1.59

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  • 4.69

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shekhar Kapur ranks 1,277 out of 1,581. Before him are Jon Watts, D. A. Pennebaker, Bertrand Bonello, Konstantin Lopushansky, Kelly Reichardt, and Gregg Araki. After him are Robert Surtees, Pablo Larraín, Michael Winterbottom, Guillermo Navarro, Stefan Ruzowitzky, and Hwang Dong-hyuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Shekhar Kapur ranks 469. Before him are Katya Paskaleva, Surekha Sikri, Carl Anderson, Michael Bella, Francisco Rodríguez, and Filoimea Telito. After him are João de Deus Pinheiro, Steve Railsback, Jörg Drehmel, Jack Sholder, Cipriano Chemello, and Chris Dreja.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Shekhar Kapur ranks 83 out of 180. Before him are Margaret Lockwood (1916), Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932), Shahid Khan (1950), Noor Jehan (1926), Balraj Sahni (1913), and Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944). After him are Khushwant Singh (1915), Ramanand Sagar (1917), Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893), Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), and Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Pakistan

Among film directors born in Pakistan, Shekhar Kapur ranks 3. Before him are Yash Chopra (1932) and Gulzar (1934). After him are Ramanand Sagar (1917), Chetan Anand (1915), Ramesh Sippy (1947), and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978).

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