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Chaos inspires creativity: Shekar Kapur

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The successful filmmaker says he never closes his doors to exploration

— PHOTO: V. SREENIVASA MURTHY

TRUE CONFESSIONS:Shekar Kapur says it is a challenge for him to accept the uncertainties of every moment.

BANGALORE: Chaos is essential to spark creativity among individuals, according to Shekar Kapur, a very creative man who evidently has had his share of chaos.

“Chaos is a very essential part of creativity. It is necessary for any creative endeavour: whether business or art,” said the critically acclaimed film director and producer, addressing a gathering at the launch of India Blue Ocean Strategy Research Centre (IBOSRC) in the city on Saturday.

“Chaos”, in combination with “intense discipline” was essential for creativity, he said, adding he was “obsessed” with preparation in filmmaking.

The hits

The director, especially noted for the Oscar-nominated Elizabeth, besides Bollywood blockbusters like Mr. India, Masoom and Bandit Queen, said he never closes his doors to exploration.

As a filmmaker, he said, he had to “somehow sink in the chaos of the world before drawing something out of it”. The multi-faceted Kapur, a failed actor who started his career as a chartered accountant and then as a management consultant in Britain, said it was a challenge for him to accept the “uncertainties” of every moment and then reacting to the uncertainty.

Different person

Before he began talking, Mr. Kapur said he would do so extempore, recalling how he could not complete a prepared speech in England. “After reading out the speech for 20 seconds, I realised how boring it was,” he said. “I had prepared the speech the night before and the next morning when I was to deliver it, I [realised I] was a different person.”

Mr. Kapur was here for the launch of IBOSRC by the T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) in collaboration with Blue Ocean Strategy Regional Centre, Malaysia.

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