Kapur, known for movies like Bandit Queen (1994), Mr India (1987) and Masoom (1982), took to Twitter to share his views after the premiere of his show.
Shekhar Kapur on the musical Matterhorn: Doing something live is more thrilling than film
St Gallen (Switzerland) - 19 Feb 2018 23:00 IST
IANS
Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur loved directing his first musical Matterhorn, and says creating something for a live audience is more thrilling than making a film.
Kapur, known for movies like Bandit Queen (1994), Mr. India (1987) and Masoom (1982), took to Twitter on Monday to share his views after the premiere of his show here.
He posted: "Rapturous standing ovation to our musical Matterhorn, premiered last night. My first attempt as director on musicals. I loved the experience and really look forward to doing more. Doing something live is far more thrilling than film. More immersive."
Rapturous standing ovation to our Musical, Matterhorn, premiered last night. My first attempt as Director on Musicals. I loved the experience and really look forward to doing more. Doing something live is far more thrilling than film. More immersive ð pic.twitter.com/JvUV8fffEG
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 18, 2018
It is reported that the play is about conquering the highest peak in the Swiss Alps and is authored by Michael Kunze. The play is in German with music by Albert Hammond.
Illusions on Stage. True story of young men that went to conquer the Matterhorn. And never returned. Matterhorn the musical opened to rapturous response. Listen to the amazing score. My first venture into directing stage musicals pic.twitter.com/cJwvWS7CrV
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 19, 2018
Kapur gained international recognition with the 1994 film Bandit Queen, based on Mala Sen's biography of bandit turned politician Phoolan Devi. The movie won the National award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
Kapur is also known for biopics of Queen Elizabeth — Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). Elizabeth bagged the prestigious Bafta award and the second movie earned Oscar nominations.
