Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, known for films like 'Mr India', 'Bandit Queen' and 'Masoom', has been appointed as the festival director for the 55th and 56th editions of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), an Information and Broadcasting Ministry notification announced.
“With the approval of the Competent Authority, it has been decided to appoint Shri Shekhar Kapur as the Festival Director for the 55th and 56th editions of the International Film Festival of India, Goa,” the notification read. Notably, Shekhar served as the chairperson of the international competition jury at the 54th IFFI. He also served as chairperson of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India from 2020-2023. He recently directed the British comedy 'What’s Love Got to Do with It?'
