Every Indian is disappointed - Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur
Filmmaker

Feeling disappointed about the lack of preparation he says, 'I just hope that the games do well, but every Indian is disappointed. I'm depressed with the state of affairs. But I still hope in my heart that everything goes well for us. As far as I am concerned, I am not attending the event, as I would be shooting out of the country.'

(As told to Hindustan Times)

About: Shekhar Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian film director and producer. He is a critically acclaimed director, rose to popularity with the movie, Bandit Queen. He was nominated for Academy awards for Elizabeth and its sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Kapur started his career working with a multi-national oil company. He moved to Great Britain in 1970, and spent several years working as an accountant and management consultant. He turned director with the portrayal of an illegitimate son gaining family acceptance in Masoom (1983). He then directed the 1987 science-fiction film Mr India which was one of the most successful films of the 1980s. In 1994 he directed the critically acclaimed Bandit Queen.

In 1998, he got international recognition for directing the Academy Award-winning period film Elizabeth. The film was a fictional account of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; the 1998 movie was nominated for 7 Oscars and the sequel has been nominated for 2 Oscars. He was accused of being anti-British by British tabloids, for the way he portrayed the British Army and the Empire in the 2002 movie The Four Feathers. This was heightened by the fact that during an interview for the DVD release of the Four Feathers, he spoke favorably of the fanatical religious leader depicted in the film (the Mahdi). He directed a sequel to Elizabeth titled Elizabeth: The Golden Age in 2007 which was also nominated for Academy awards. He was part of the jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in May 2010.

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