British National Award for director Shekhar Kapur

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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'.

An Overview of the news:

• 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.

National and International Career of 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.