Every morning, I wake up with anxiety about whether I have done enough for my daughter-Shekhar Kapur
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Jaspreet Nijher (BOMBAY TIMES; April 7, 2024)
When Shekhar Kapur and his daughter Kaveri engaged in a discussion on stage at a film festival in Chandigarh, the filmmaker opened up to his inmost fears, including involving his parenting. The only child of Shekhar and his ex-wife Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Kaveri has admitted to having faced mental health issues as a child when her parents were separating.
When Kaveri, who is being launched by her father in his next film Masoom 2, asked him, ‘what is your biggest fear?’ Shekhar replied, “The fact that, have been a good dad.”
Shekhar added, “Every morning I wake up with the anxiety that have I done enough for my daughter, because my daughter went through a lot. My biggest regret as a parent was that I was busy working when Kaveri was growing up. I am not attached to the material and put my life on the line, but with her I wonder if I am being a responsible father?”
For Shekhar, whose career includes illustrious films Bandit Queen, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, fear also extends to himself and his profession as a filmmaker. “People say I have this cool aura about me, but inside I am really scared,” he said, adding, “Every morning I panic that people will find out I am con (laughs), and that the real me is something even I don’t yet.”
Shekhar, who is deeply into spirituality says that despite finding peace and strength from divinity, anxiety remains a part of him.
“Anxiety is such a big thing, and people say anxiety is necessary for creativity. When I am faced with 200 people on sets, I don’t know what to do with them. Underneath that calm I am hiding a constant, constant conflict of the two voices within me. Yes, uncertainty and fear drive me,” he added.
This entry was posted on October 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm, and is filed under
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Kaveri Kapur,
Masoom 2 - The New Generation,
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