A film producer in a country where cinema is considered taboo has gone on to become a leading Hollywood actor and director.
Arvind Kapoor has starred in films such as The Best Man and I’m a Celebrity.
Now, the Mumbai-based producer is working on a new movie calledA Tale of Two Cities, about a young man who, after he is diagnosed with cancer, must choose between his dreams of becoming a filmmaker and his family.
Mr Kapoor, 52, has starred as a filmmaker in films including The Best Woman in India and A Tale of two Cities.
The film, which was shot over the past few months, is about a man who has lost his wife and children in a car accident.
The father is struggling to find work and finds it hard to raise his young son.
He also has a wife who has a stroke and who cannot work.
The young man is desperate to find something to fill the void.
Mr Kaptain was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer in November 2015.
He is the eldest of two sons, and has also a wife and daughter.
“My son is an only child and I was lucky to have his mother,” Mr Kapoor told NDTV.
The father, who works in construction, is also a filmmaker.
“When I was diagnosed, I was told I was an only daughter.
I was so surprised.
I thought it was a joke.
My mother and I did not even realise what had happened until two years ago,” he said.
“I was always a cinema lover.
I loved cinema.
I had a passion for films.
I saw films in cinemas as a child and my dad used to play films in front of us,” he added.
Mr Tiwari is the co-founder of Kapoor Entertainment.
“He has created a unique film, a tale of two cities, in which he follows the life of a young filmmaker in Mumbai,” Mr Tiwar said.
Mr Kapur says the film will have a different meaning for different audiences.
“It will be a film about the journey of a filmmaker with a different perspective.
He was a film maker, but it’s also about how the filmmaker must find a way to balance his work life and family life.
It will tell a story about what it means to be creative in today’s society,” he told NDtv.
