Shekhar Kapur explains difference between good and great story
Celebrities | Dec 29, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTFilmmaker Shekhar Kapur has explained the difference between a good story and a great story on social media.
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has explained the difference between a good story and a great story on social media.
Filmmaker Shekha Kapur on Friday said cinema has the power to make people curious about different aspects of life, including science. Citing the example of Steven Spielberg''s "Jurassic Park" movies, Kapur said films have the ability to generate curiosity about any scientific subject.
Kapur, the man behind cinematic gems like Masoom, Mr. India and Bandit Queen, got Hollywood fame with his successful film Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett. The films won Kapur international acclaim including the prestigious BAFTA Award and Oscar nominations.
Shekhar Kapur has made his mark in Hollywood as well as Bollywood. He started out as a filmmaker with "Masoom" in 1983. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Jugal Hansraj, the film was a critical and commercial success. Kapur would score a blockbuster at the box office with his 1987 release "Mr India", starring Sridevi, Anil Kapoor and Amrish Puri.
After AR Rahman, another Oscar-winning sound mixer and designer Resul Pookutty has opened up about lack of work in not just in Bollywood but also in the regional film industry despite winning the award.
Sharing Rahman's interview where the Oscar-winning music director opened up about being at the receiving end of "false rumours", Kapur tweeted Bollywood can get insecure of an artiste who has earned recognition from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The veteran filmmaker took to Twitter to reveal the story of his dream project "Paani". He shared a still clicked 12 years ago for the purpose of research for the film, which shows a slumdweller woman giving her baby a bath on the roadside.
Shekhar Kapur's "Paani" would have been Sushant Singh Rajput's third film with the banner, but YRF reportedly backed out of the project later. Taking to Twitter, the Mr India director said he would love to make the film with partners who "walk in humility, not in arrogance".
Shekhar Kapur tweeted, "If you want to journey with the Gods, or your creativity, you have to walk each step in devotion. In humility. God willing #Paani will get made one day. If it does, I will dedicate it to Sushant. But it has to be made with partners that walk in humility, not in arrogance."
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's film Paani was supposed to be his third project with the Yash Raj Films but it never saw the light of the day. Since Sushant's sudden demise, Paani has been in the headlines for being one of the reasons behind the Kai Po Che actor's mental breakdown. Now, Aditya Chopra has made some revelations about the film and the creative differences between him and director Shekhar Kapoor.
On Friday, filmmaker R. Balki ruled the headlines when he challenged saying 'Find me a better actor than Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor' Fans were quick to react to the statement and flooded Twitter with a list of actors who are brilliant at their craft. Not just fans, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, Apurva Asrani and others also reacted to the statement.
The filmmaker's opinion regarding the quality of content comes at a time when theatres across the country are closed owing to social distancing regulations amid the Covid-19 pandemic and many films, particularly small and medium budget productions, are opting for an OTT release.
Next, in Sushant Singh Rajput's death investigation, Police interrogated Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur who as per their sources has a key link in the case. Now that Shekhar is presently in Uttarakhand, he has, therefore, answered the questions through email at present.
A day after Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Shekhar Kapur on an Instagram live with Manoj Bajpayee shared experience of his first meeting with the actor for Paani. The filmmakers said that Sushant was devastated and wept when the project was shelved.
In a special Instagram chat with actor Manoj Bajpayee, the filmmaker Shekhar Kapur paid a tribute to the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput by remembering the good memories made with him while working on Sonchiriya and Paani.
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur's daughter Kaveri Kapur issued a statement over the property case between him and her mother Suchitra Krishnamoorthi saying she has nothing to do with the case.
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi claimed that the property which belongs to their daughter Kaveri is being used by the veteran actor Kabir Bedi.
Veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar on Friday said director Shekhar Kapur can't ignore his work as the writer by solely taking the credit for Mr India.
In his tweet, Shekhar Kapur hinted that he could soon be taking legal course against Mr. India remake makers.
Earlier this week, Ali Abbas Zafar announced that he will be remaking Shekhar Kapur's classic film Mr. India that starred Anil Kapoor and Sridevi in lead roles.
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