Deepa Mehta

Directing·Jan 1, 1950·Amritsar, Punjab, India

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Deepa Mehta, LLD (born 1 January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India) is a Genie Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005), which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her repertoire includes Bollywood/Hollywood and the adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Midnight’s Children. Born in India, she migrated to Canada after studying philosophy at the University of New Delhi. Initially focusing on documentaries, she's received numerous awards, honorary degrees, and prestigious honours like the Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award and the Order of Canada for her groundbreaking work in film. Recognized for challenging norms, Mehta’s films are revered for their daring and provocative nature, earning her distinctions like the Best Canadian Director by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle in 2006. She also co-founded Hamilton-Mehta Productions, with her husband, producer David Hamilton in 1996.

Film	Credit
I Am Sirat2023 · Director	Director
Funny Boy2020 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
AAnatomy of Violence2016 · Director	Director
Beeba Boys2015 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Vocation2013 · Self	Self
Midnight's Children2012 · Director	Director
Deepa Mehta, in Profile2012 · Self	Self
Cooking With Stella2010 · Writer	Writer
Heaven on Earth2008 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Forgotten Woman2008 · Writer	Writer
Water2005 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Republic Of Love2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bollywood/Hollywood2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance2000 · Director	Director
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema2000 · Self	Self
Earth1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Fire1997 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father1996 · Director	Director
Camilla1994 · Director	Director
Sam & Me1991 · Director	Director
MMartha, Ruth & Edie1988 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TTroilokyaDirector	Director
SSherDirector	Director