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Richard Gere has sought a role with director Shekhar Kapur for 30 years
Richard Gere has spent more than 30 years trying to work with Shekhar Kapur, an Indian director who has also made films in Hollywood.
Gere said he approached Kapur after seeing his 1994 film *Bandit Queen* and pleaded for a chance to act in one of his films.
Kapur did not offer him a role, Gere said in a 2020 interview.
The two were linked to a possible film about Buddha in 2005, with Gere considered for the lead role.
That project never went ahead, leaving Gere without the collaboration he wanted.
Kapur has since directed films including *Elizabeth* and *The Four Feathers*, while Gere is due to appear in *Longing* with Diane Kruger.
There is no confirmed future project between Gere and Kapur.
Richard Gere has sought a chance to work with director Shekhar Kapur for more than 30 years, but Kapur has not cast him in one of his films.
Gere said he asked Kapur to make a film with him after seeing Kapur’s 1994 movie Bandit Queen.
Kapur considered Gere for the lead role in a film about Buddha announced in 2005, but the project did not go ahead.
Gere described his unsuccessful appeal in an interview with the Daily Eye in 2020.
Gere is expected to appear in the film Longing with Diane Kruger.
- Who
- Actor Richard Gere and director Shekhar Kapur.
- What
- Gere has sought a role in one of Kapur’s films for more than 30 years, but has not worked with him.
- When
- Since the mid-1990s. Kapur’s Buddha film project involving Gere was announced in 2005.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Gere admires Kapur and wanted to work with him after seeing Bandit Queen.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen brought him international attention.
Gere began seeking a chance to work with Kapur after seeing Bandit Queen.
Kapur was reported to be considering Gere for the lead role in a film about Buddha.
Gere spoke to the Daily Eye about asking Kapur to make a film with him.
- Director
- Shekhar Kapur
- Actor
- Richard Gere, 77
- Film that prompted Gere’s appeal
- Bandit Queen, released in 1994
- Buddha film
- A project announced in 2005 that did not go ahead
- Upcoming film
- Longing, with Diane Kruger
What people are saying
After seeing Bandit Queen, I fell to my knees in front of him and begged him: Shekharji, please make a film with me. But he ignored me. He simply despises me, as if I were a beggar.
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