| 1. Shekar Kapur is the nephew of veteran actor Dev Anand. |
| 2. Before entering the film industry, Shekhar Kapur worked as a Chartered Accountant for many big firms in London. |
| 3. He always aspired to be a director, but his father disapproved when he shared his dream. |
| 4. Feeling his calling was in directing, Shekhar left his corporate job in London to join the Indian film industry. |
| 5. To establish himself, he reluctantly acted in his uncle's film, 'Ishq Ishq Ishq'. |
| 6. After acting in several movies, he directed his first film, 'Masoom', in 1983. |
| 7. He had a seven-year relationship with Shabana Azmi, with whom he also worked on 'Masoom'. |
| 8. Taking a break from filmmaking, he became a scuba-diving instructor in the Philippines, then a TV show host in London. |
| 9. Shekhar Kapur directed the highly acclaimed film 'Bandit Queen' in 1994, followed by 'Elizabeth' and 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'. |
| 10. He lent his voice to the Charkha Audiobook series and served as a judge on 'India's Got Talent'. |
| 11. Shekhar Kapur received the 'British Academy Film Awards' for Best Film for 'Elizabeth' and was honored with the 'Padma Shri' in 2000. |
| 12. In 2018, he shared on Twitter about being dyslexic and having attention deficit disorder. |
