- Noted film director Shekhar Kapur has been presented with the British National Award for Best Director for ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’.
- At the award ceremony, the film ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ was nominated in nine categories, out of which the film won four.
- Apart from Best Director, the film was also awarded Best British Film, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.
- Shekhar Kapur is best known for directing films ranging from Bandit Queen, Mr. India to Elizabeth.
Shekhar Kapur
- Shekhar’s international career His film Elizabeth, which came in 1998, was given the Oscar Award in the Best Make-up category.
- Its sequel Elizabeth – The Golden Age, which came in the year 2007, won the Oscar Award in the Best Costume Design category.
- Currently Shekhar is in news for the sequel of his classic Hindi film Masoom.
- What’s Love Got To Do With It is a British romantic comedy, released in the UK as well as the US and India.
- The film stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Emma Thompson, Sajal Ali, Oliver Chris and Asim Chowdhary in lead roles.