Shekhar has directed the films Masoom, Mr. India, Bandit Queen, Elizabeth, The Four Feathers, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, New York, I Love You, Passage, and Venice 70: Future Reloaded. He has produced the films Dil Se.., The Guru, Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, and Venice 70: Future Reloaded. Kapur has won awards at the Atlantic Film Festival, Filmfare Awards, and GQ Awards. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture for Elizabeth in 1999.