New Delhi, April 21 -- Despite being a highly successful and critically acclaimed director, Shekhar Kapur, the maker of Bandit Queen and Mr India, said he continues to "carry the burden of being middle class."

In a lengthy LinkedIn post, Kapur shared a heartfelt anecdote involving his father about his 1998 movie Elizabeth, which was nominated for 8 Oscars. It was his first movie in the West.

Kapur said he told his father about the Oscar nominations over the phone and shared that Elizabeth was also "selected as one of the 5 best films in the world (those days, only 5, not 10, were nominated)".

He shared that although his father was "proud" of him, his main concern remained whether his son would finally be able to get a stable job.

He s...