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Here’s what made Shekhar Kapur choose filmmaking

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hekhar Kapur, known for movies like

Bandit Queen, Mr India Masoom,

and says he became a filmmaker because he couldn’t stop imagining new stories everyday.

Kapur on took to social media and expressed that the stories he can’t tell on films he narrates on social media platforms. “I became a filmmaker because I could not stop imagining and telling new stories every day those I can't tell on film, I have started to narrate on Instagram,” he tweeted.

Kapur’s directoria­l debut was with in 1983, and he earned acclaim for the 1994 film which was based on the life of Indian bandit and politician Phoolan Devi. His biopics on

and

Masoom Bandit Queen,

Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth: The Golden Age

are muchawarde­d. ajol, a mother of two, says her children are her biggest gurus. “I’ve been learning from my kids ever since I was pregnant. I have learned a lot from my kids. My biggest gurus are my kids. I learn something new from them every day,” Kajol said.

“Sometimes there are words which I don’t understand when they are talking, so they tell me the meaning with a lot of patience and ease. Sometimes it’s their habits or outlook which I learn from. The most important thing I’ve learned from my kids is patience,” Kajol added.

She said she uses love and little threats when trying to make her children pick up a habit. But giving them knowledge is the right way. “The most important thing is that I believe when teaching a child, whatever it might be, you need to tell the reason behind it because every child asks the same thing, ‘Mom, why?’ So we can impart as much knowledge (to them) as possible. Make them understand the importance of its necessity and its benefits and keep doing it repeatedly. I am sure it will remain in their minds and form a habit.”

Asked how do she and her husband Ajay Devgn react to being caught doing something wrong by their children, she said, “If I am wrong and they catch it, then I apologize and rectify it. “Ajay is perfect. He never makes any mistakes (laughs). He has OCD (Obsessive-compulsive disorder) when it comes to cleanlines­s. He keeps washing his hands over and over again. He is very conscious about it and keeps telling us to keep things clean.”

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