kapur started her teaching career as lecturer in english in delhi university's bharati college. however, she was always sure that she wanted to pursue theatre as a profession. during her student days, she had been a member of the theatre group dishantar led by om shivpuri, and acted in a number of plays, including adhe-adhure by mohan rakesh. she obtained leave from the college to study for a master's degree in drama and theatre arts at the university of leeds, uk, where she eventually completed a ph.d.