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TopicShekhar Kapur

Topic: Shekhar Kapur

Matt Damon was supposed to star in a Shekhar Kapur film. It’s a 20-yr debt, he says

Matt Damon was in Mumbai along with Christopher Nolan and Tom Holland for the premiere of The Odyssey.

AR Rahman reunites with Shekhar Kapur for Masoom. It explores love through a modern lens

Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have agreed to come on board for the project. It will also star Manoj Bajpayee, Nithya Menen, and Kapur’s daughter, Kaveri Kapur.

In Shekhar Kapur’s ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ Jemima Khan’s script the real star

The cross-cultural romantic comedy set in London and Pakistan marks Jemima Khan's screenwriting debut.

Shekhar Kapur’s Masoom is as beautifully relatable as it was almost 40 years ago

Starring Naseeruddin Shah & Shabana Azmi, the movie features some of R.D. Burman and Gulzar's finest work, & three adorable kids.

Mr India may have been played by Anil Kapoor but Sridevi was the best thing about it

Arguably India’s first superhero movie, Mr India is the result of things not working out as planned — and no one is complaining.

‘Rockstar’ PM for Gambhir but not a ‘star’ for Anand Sharma & Robert Vadra’s ‘good diet’

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Bandit Queen, MP, feminist: Phoolan Devi could never be put in a box

Years after her assassination in Delhi, Phoolan Devi still baffles many as a cultural icon, bandit, murderer and lawmaker.

Upset national film awardees threaten boycott because President will only hand over 11

Awardees were informed one day before the ceremony that President Kovind can only attend for an hour, and will not present all the awards personally.

On Camera

India-Bangladesh ties need to move beyond Sheikh Hasina

If a July movement was required to oust Sheikh Hasina, her comeback would need another movement backed by Awami League cadre and supporters.

House panel urges faster domestic gas production as LNG import dependence nearly doubled in 10 yrs

Committee says LNG imports have doubled in a decade to 26.96 MMT, accounting for nearly 50% of India's gas demand. The panel calls for accelerated exploration & offshore production.

Saudi, Turkey & Pakistan sign defence pact, committing to ‘treat attack on one as attack on all’

Agreement follows nearly year of negotiations. Its signing in Mecca lends symbolic significance. Earlier reports had indicated Egypt too would sign it, but it did not.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.