Cate Blanchett: Meeting Shekhar was turning point of my career

They had many "happy fights" during the making of 'Elizabeth' but Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett, who is in India to attend a sumit, says working with Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur was a turning point in her career.
READ: Cate Blanchett to share life beyond cameras at Delhi summit
The 46-year-old actress, known for her strong roles in english movies and theatre world, played the British queen in Kapur's 1998 period drama and its sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
She was here to attend the summit-- 'Women in the World'.
"I am a passionate lover of history. I was passionate about the history of the Elizabeth. Shekhar is also like that.
He was more excited about the fact that an Indian and Australian, who were once colonised by British, are recreating their history.
"We had many healthy and productive fights. I think when everyone is in agreement, creative art can be a little bit monotonous. But I must say that meeting and working with Shekhar is the turning point of my career," Blanchett said in a discussion with the summit founder Tina Brown here.
'Elizabeth' is considered Blanchett's break-out performance in Hollywood. The actress subsequently went on two win two Oscars -- best supporting actress trophy for her role in 'Aviator' and the best actress trophy last year for her role in Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine'.
Blanchett's latest big screen outing 'Carol', revolving around the relationship between two women in the New York of 1952, is once again garnering Oscar buzz. The movie is based on the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith.
Comparing her film to Deepa Mehta's 'Fire', Blanchett said 'Carol' too spoke about a similar gender relationship.
"Carol is about two females falling in love with each other in the era of 1950s. I didn't have to bring much psychology to my character because the novelist Patricia Highsmith and the film's scriptwriter did a brilliant and interesting job. The film also shows the age difference between two women. It's like 'Fire'," she said.
For latest Hollywood updates follow us on Twitter >>> @TOIEntertain
For the latest in Hollywood news, like us on Facebook >>> TOIEntertain
For more interesting Hollywood news and pictures follow us on Pinterest>>> timesofindia
For latest Hollywood updates follow us on G+ >>> The Times of India Entertainment
WATCH: Cate Blanchett to Play Lucille Ball in New Biopic