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Portrait of Shekhar Kapur

Directing

Shekhar Kapur

Career

Active from 1979 to 2023, busiest in 2013 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pradhanmantri
Pradhanmantri
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shekhar Kapur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Betrayal 2
  • Hindi Cinema 2
  • Indian Cinema 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Emotional Turmoil 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Modern Relationships 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

7 titles
Untitled Sheikh Zayed Biopic
Untitled Sheikh Zayed Biopic

Director

Masoom: The Next Generation
Masoom: The Next Generation

Director

Next To God
Next To God

Creative Director

Song of Songs
Song of Songs

Executive Producer

Foreign Bodies
Foreign Bodies

Director

Foreign Bodies
Foreign Bodies

Director

Ebony McQueen
Ebony McQueen

Director

2020s

2 titles · average score 61
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust (2024)
GoodWatch score 55

as Council Member (voice)

What's Love Got to Do with It?
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

2010s

5 titles · average score 54
Vishwaroopam II
Vishwaroopam II (2018)
GoodWatch score 34

as Colonel Jagannath

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Pradhanmantri
Pradhanmantri (2013)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Narrater

Vishwaroopam
Vishwaroopam (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

as Colonel Jagannath

Ishkq in Paris
Ishkq in Paris (2013)
GoodWatch score 20

as Ranveer

2000s

6 titles · average score 51
Passage
Passage (2009)

Director

Remembrance
Remembrance (2009)

Director

New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Guru
The Guru (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

Executive Producer

1990s

7 titles · average score 70
Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Dil Se..
Dil Se.. (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Bandit Queen
Bandit Queen (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

as Truck Driver

Saatwan Aasman
Saatwan Aasman (1992)

as Dev

Nazar
Nazar (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Antique Dealer / Money Lender

Drishti
Drishti (1990)

as Nikhil

1980s

4 titles · average score 76
Gawaahi
Gawaahi (1989)

as Ranjeet Choudhary

Falak
Falak (1988)

as Police Inspector Jimmy

Mr. India
Mr. India (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Masoom
Masoom (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

1970s

1 title
Jeena Yahan
Jeena Yahan (1979)

as Shekhar

1960s

1 title · average score 72
Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show