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Join us for a discussion about the role of perception, imagination, and innovation in storytelling, with celebrated filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.

Speakers:

Shekhar Kapur
Film, TV, and Theatre Director
After leaving his corporate career as a chartered accountant, Kapur pursued his passion for the arts and has become an award-winning film, television, and theatre director, producer, and digital entrepreneur. He has not only become a prominent figure in Indian cinema, with films such as Mr India (1987) and Bandit Queen (1994) but also in western cinema, with films such as the Oscar-winning Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). Kapur is currently directing the cross-cultural comedy What's Love Got to Do with It?. Kapur has not only made prolific contributions to cinema, but has also created some notable theatre works: acting as an Associate Producer alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber on the West End production Bombay Dreams and directing the European stage musical The Matterhorn. If you ask him what he does, Kapur will say: ‘all art is about us seeking the infinite within ourselves, so I would describe myself as a seeker.’

Anushka Shah
Founder, Civic Studios
Anushka founded the Civic Entertainment project at the MIT Media Lab and now runs a production house titled Civic Studios in Mumbai. Civic Studios creates entertainment in the form of films, web series, and short-form digital content to inspire citizen participation and help build better democracies. Anushka has a background in applied statistics and digital text analysis, and has previously worked with non-profits and political parties in India. She divides her time between India and the US.

Hosted by MISTI MIT-India.