Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell ourselves

A person without a story does not exist
-Shekhar Kapur

With references to his epic masterpiece, Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I, Kapur relates how the power of creativity moves us far beyond formal knowledge and the vagaries of the mind and puts us back in touch with the divine.

Speaking of the directing process, Kapur explains that when stress and panic arise in the Being from the sheer responsibility of producing a film, by resting in the very heart of not knowing what's happening next is actually found to be a liberating experience; indeed, it leads one out of the chaos of the world into a place where moments of truth can be made manifest, and creativity may come pouring forth.

Watch this inspirational talk from one of India's most accomplished filmmakers and artistic visionaries.