Heath Ledger in a still from The Dark Knight.
Highlights
- Heath Ledger died on January 22, 2008 at the age of 31
- What Shekhar Kapur Tweeted on Heath Ledger's Birth Anniversary
- Heath Ledger starred in films like Dark Knight Rises and Broke Back Mount
On actor Heath Ledger's 37th birth anniversary on Monday, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur praised the late Hollywood star for being a "wise spirit in a young mind". (Also Read:
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Mr Ledger died in January 2008. The actor was at the peak of his career when he was found unconscious by his housekeeper. The
Candy star was in the middle of filming his acclaimed role as the Joker in filmmaker Christopher Nolan's
The Dark Knight.
Mr Kapur tweeted on Monday:
Mr Kapur also retweeted a collage of the actor, which featured all the character which he had played: