Shekhar Kapur

Summary

Shekhar Kapur is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lahore^[2]. He was born on December 6, 1945^[3]. He worked as an actor^[4], film director^[5], accountant^[6], blogger^[7], and film producer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,394 views/month, #6,284 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Shekhar Kapur's place of birth was Lahore^[2].
• Shekhar Kapur was born on December 6, 1945^[3].
• Shekhar Kapur's mother was Sheela Kanta Kapur^[10].
• Shekhar Kapur held citizenship in India^[11].
• Shekhar Kapur worked as an actor^[4].
• Shekhar Kapur worked as a film director^[5].
• Shekhar Kapur's professions included accountant^[6].
• Shekhar Kapur's professions included blogger^[7].
• Shekhar Kapur worked as a film producer^[8].
• Shekhar Kapur worked as a model^[12].
• Shekhar Kapur's education included a stint at University of Delhi^[13].
• Shekhar Kapur's education included a stint at St. Stephen's College^[14].
• Shekhar Kapur received the Padma Shri in arts^[15].
• Shekhar Kapur received the Filmfare Award for Best Director^[16].
• Shekhar Kapur received the Padma Bhushan in Art^[17].
• Shekhar Kapur is recorded as male^[18].
• Shekhar Kapur's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Shekhar Kapur's Commons category is recorded as Shekhar Kapur^[20].
• Shekhar Kapur's family name is recorded as Kapur^[21].
• Shekhar Kapur's given name is recorded as Shekhar^[22].
• Shekhar Kapur's official website is recorded as http://shekharkapur.com/^[23].
• Shekhar Kapur's relative is recorded as Dev Anand^[24].
• Shekhar Kapur's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004^[25].
• Shekhar Kapur's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Shekhar Kapur's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shekhar Kapur'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1945-12-06^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7e78b122-e36a-41cb-94db-49f8d0072e11^[31]

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Origins and Family

Shekhar Kapur was born in Lahore^[2]. He was born on December 6, 1945^[3]. His mother was Sheela Kanta Kapur^[10].

Education

Educated at University of Delhi^[13], a central university^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1922^[34], headquartered in New Delhi^[35] and St. Stephen's College^[14], a college^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1881^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[4], film director^[5], accountant^[6], blogger^[7], film producer^[8], and model^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Shri in arts^[15], a class of award^[39], in India^[40]; Filmfare Award for Best Director^[16], a film award category^[41], in India^[42], founded in 1954^[43]; and Padma Bhushan in Art^[17].

Why It Matters

Shekhar Kapur ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,394 views/month, #6,284 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Shekhar Kapur born?

Shekhar Kapur was born in Lahore^[2].

Who were Shekhar Kapur's parents?

Shekhar Kapur's mother was Sheela Kanta Kapur^[10].

What did Shekhar Kapur do for work?

Shekhar Kapur worked as actor^[4], film director^[5], accountant^[6], blogger^[7], and film producer^[8].

Where did Shekhar Kapur go to school?

Shekhar Kapur was educated at University of Delhi^[13] and St. Stephen's College^[14].

What awards did Shekhar Kapur receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in arts^[15], Filmfare Award for Best Director^[16], and Padma Bhushan in Art^[17].