Shekhar Kapur calls out Met Gala 2024 amid Gaza conflict
Director Shekhar Kapur condemns the Met Gala 2024
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur underlined the contrasting realities of the Gaza war and the glitz and glamour of Met Gala 2024.
In a thought-provoking Instagram post on Tuesday, the Bandit Queen director shared a photo of Zendaya from the prestigious event alongside a picture of a starving child in Gaza.
Shekhar shared his sentiments in a lengthy caption, "Please do see both the completely contrasting pics in this post.. For as I was watching a documentary on children begging for food in Gaza and the threat of severe famine there, the other channel was showing the glitz, glamour and over the top fashion madness of the Met Gala in New York."
He added, “If you flip between the two pics .. you’ll get the feeling that the starving little kid is looking up to Zendaya.”
"Yet.. I have to question myself .. I am not starving .. yet am not far from those that are .. as I am sure most reading this post are not either .. Would I not go to the Met Gala if I was invited ? I tried to .. maybe I did not try hard enough," he signed off.
Shekhar Kapur began his directorial journey with the family drama Masoom in 1983, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Jugal Hansraj, and Urmila Matondkar in the lead roles.