Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart Could be Collaborating

Veteran Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and U.K. pop group Eurythmics’ co-founder Dave Stewart might just be working together on a forthcoming project.

In a story posted to Stewart’s Instagram and reposted by Kapur, the pair are seen talking, with the “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” artist playing guitar and recording equipment like mics and headphones surrounding them. Stewart had shared the picture on his social media yesterday with a caption that read, “On a journey with Shekhar Kapur.” Publicity sources indicate that Kapur and Stewart are likely to “take audiences on a ride of a very intellectual and interesting conversation around Indian cinema as well as music.”

Individually, Dave Stewart is currently looking forward to his U.K. tour, set to begin on July 11th, while Kapur is gearing up for the sequel to his 1983 directorial debut Masoom, which starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi in lead roles. The sequel, titled Masoom… The New Generation, is, according to Kapur, “about who we have become as society now.” The film will question, “Why we have lost the idea of home, and turned it into property? Why is there so much anxiety in this generation?” It will mark Kapur’s daughter Kaveri Kapur’s acting debut.

In 2022, Kapur directed What’s Love Got To Do With It?, a romantic-comedy and family drama starring Mim Shaikh and Shabana Azmi as well as British actors Lily James and Emma Thompson.

While Eurythmics’ Stewart and vocalist Annie Lenox last performed in 2022 when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they have been pursuing solo careers right from the Nineties when the duo first broke up. They reformed and released an album called Peace in 1999 and in 2005 for the song “I’ve Got a Life,” but have otherwise thrived on their own.

Stewart has been steadily releasing solo albums, including 2023’s Cloud Walking with pianist Hannah Koppenburg. Between 2009 and 2011, Stewart’s previous India connection was being part of the band SuperHeavy, a supergroup comprising A.R. Rahman, Mick Jagger, Joss Stone and Damian Marley.

The artist recently told The Big Takeover in an interview, “I’m ancient now! I’m 71. Every day, I aspire to do something. Write a song, whatever it is. I just feel like that. What else am I gonna do? I’m usually knackered by the end of the night, because I don’t see it as work, but I mean, I am working. It’s fascinating expressing yourself and hopefully connecting with like-minded people, or people who can connect with what you’re writing about.”