Shekhar
Kapoor
has
just
designed
a
chandelier
for
a
leading
crystal
company,
which
will
now
go
into
production
shortly.
So
the
next
time
you
buy
a
Swarovski
chandelier
it
could
well
be
a
Shekhar
Kapoor
creation.
That
isn"t
only
sparkle
in
Shekhar"s
life.
On
his
64th
birthday,
Shekhar
Kapoor
decided
to
pay
his
indefatigable
uncle
Dev
Anand
a
visit.
“It
was
a
time
of
great
reflection
for
me.
As
I
looked
back
I
suddenly
realized
I
hadn"t
met
this
amazing
man
Dev
Saab
for
almost
eight
years.
I
told
myself
it"s
time
to
learn
a
little
bit
about
life
from
Dev
Saab.
He"s
a
karmyagi,
completely
fearless.
I
admire
myself
for
being
completely
fearless.
But
I
think
he
is
even
more
fearless
than
I
am."
Having
met
Dev
Saab
after
so
long
Shekhar
regrets
not
being
in
touch.
“I
didn"t
even
meet
him
after
Goldie
(Vijay
Anand)
Saab"s
death
My
fault.
I
was
constantly
travelling
in
recent
years.
I
needed
to
re-connect
with
this
amazing
man
who
has
gone
through
so
many
ups
and
downs
in
his
life
and
yet
continues
to
be
tireless
in
his
enthusiasm
to
make
films.
Wherever
he
goes
he"s
cheered
and
applauded.
Maybe
people
don"t
like
to
see
his
films
any
more.
But
the
love
for
the
man
simply
grows
wherever
he
goes."
Shekhar
says
he
loves
challenges
just
like
Dev
Saab,
“Tell
me
something
can"t
be
done
and
I"ll
do
it.
Ever
since
I
was
a
kid
I"d
swim
into
the
deep
ocean.
I"d
ride
the
motorcycle
the
wrong
way
to
see
if
death
can
get
me.
Don"t
turn
to
Dev
Saab
or
me
and
say
something
it"s
impossible.
They
told
me
it
was
impossible
for
an
accountant
to
be
a
director.
I
proved
them
wrong."
Shekhar
has
come
away
from
his
meeting
with
Dev
Saab
determined
to
correct
the
sparseness
of
his
output.
“I
know
I
haven"t
made
that
many
movies.
Look
at
Dev
Saab"s
output.
But
the
fact
is
after
directing
'The
Golden
Age"
(sequel
to
'Elizabeth")
I
became
keenly
interested
in
New
Media.
Two
guys
in
a
garage
got
together
and
conceived
You
Tube.
That
made
the
way
we
access
the
world
completely
different.
I
started
learning
and
lecturing
on
New
Media
because
I
thought
sharing
information
and
not
harping
on
copyrights
was
the
new
mantra."
Shekhar
says
he
will
now
be
making
films
in
a
row.
“There"s
no
point
in
doing
something
unless
your
heart
is
in.
Right
now
my
heart
is
completely
into
making
movies,
and
not
the
Hollywood
comic-book
kind
of
spectacles,
please.
Such
films
merely
use
my
skills.
And
I"m
a
very
skilful
visualist.
I"ll
make
the
films
that
I"ll
come
out
of
satisfied
after
two
years.
I
made
three
short-films
that
gave
me
immense
satisfaction."
The
short
films
taught
Shekhar
the
value
of
experimentation.
“Why
can"t
a
film
be
like
a
symphony?
Why
are
we
stuck
on
telling
stories?
Nobody
looks
at
a
painting
and
asks
what"s
the
story.
I
want
to
make
films
that
make
suggestions
and
create
an
emotional
connect
with
the
audience."
Shekhar
is
now
designing
a
whole
array
of
art
on
the
theme
'Frozen
In
Time".
“They
are
all
in
celebration
of
how
we
use
water.
I
had
become
a
water
activist,
led
Greenpeace
movements
against
global
warning.
I
led
a
conference
I
designed
a
chandelier,
which
will
soon
be
in
the
market.
Now
it"s
time
to
make
movies."
This
birthday
Shekhar
also
resolved
to
spend
more
time
with
his
9-year
old
daughter
Kaveri.
“She
just
decided
she
will
be
will
be
with
me
on
the
day
because
it
was
birthday.
She
was
my
companion
to
the
dinner
hosted
my
Mukesh
and
Nita
Ambani
in
honour
of
Sachin
Tendulkar."
Kaveri
and
Shekhar
have
been
travelling
extensively
together.
“It"s
fascinating
to
get
into
a
mind
scape
so
young.
Kaveri
is
inquisitive,
defiant
and
wise.
I
must
say
being
with
her
is
of
prime
importance
at
this
stage
of
my
life."