Director Shekhar Kapur reveals a horrific incident his family had to go through during the partition

Eminent Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur, who is known for helming various critically acclaimed and commercially successful films like 'Mr. India' and 'Bandit Queen' among others, recently took to Twitter to recall a horrific incident his family had to go through during the partition of India.
In his tweet, the director revealed that he was born in Lahore, now in Pakistan, and stated that during the partition when they were migrating to India his mother played dead while in the train and hid him and his sister under her body.
Shekhar Kapur also recalled the darkest time in the history saying that more than one million people were killed during the partition and there were 10 million refugees.
Shekhar Kapur tweeted, "I was born in Lahore. My mother escaped massacre by hiding me n my sister under her body in a train to india. Playing dead. Most people were killed. One million people died in Partition. 10 million refugees. On both sides. India n Pakistan were created of the blood of one people."

Earlier, the director was among several voices from Bollywood, demanding the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who is held captive in Pakistan custody after his fighter jet was shot down by Pakistan Air Force during a recent escalation of conflict between the two countries after the Indian Air Force struck down terror camps inside Pakistan.
Yesterday, Pakistan PM Imran Khan had announced to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as a gesture of peace. Reacting to the news, Shekhar Kapur had tweeted, "#WingCdrAbhinanadan You have become a beacon of courage patriotism and dignity. And also a beacon of hope. We look forward to welcome you home soon, Sir."

Earlier, the director had also asked to clamp down the ongoing war rhetoric in the country following the recent escalation of conflict between the two neighbouring countries. Shekhar Kapur had tweeted, "It’s really important not to fan the flames of war rhetoric. It’s not a game. U r not facing bullets or bombs. U r not the family praying and hoping fervently that your husbands brothers or fathers are safe. Nor living in border areas in fear. It’s easy to be armachair soldiers."