Deepa Mehta

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1950-01-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth Amritsar, Punjab, India

Deepa Mehta

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

Troilokya

as Director

2023
I Am Sirat

as Director

2021
Yellowjackets

as Director

2020
Funny Boy

as Director

2020
Little America

as Director

2019
Leila

as Director

2016
2015
Beeba Boys

as Director

2012
2008
Heaven on Earth

as Director

2005
Water

as Director

2004
2002
1998
Earth

as Director

1997
Fire

as Director

1994
Camilla

as Director

1991
Sam & Me

as Director

1988
1985
Danger Bay

as Director

Writer

2020
Funny Boy

as Writer

2015
Beeba Boys

as Screenplay

2012
Midnight's Children

as Co-Writer

2010
2008
Heaven on Earth

as Writer

2008
2005
Water

as Screenplay

2004
The Republic Of Love

as Screenplay

1998
Earth

as Screenplay

1997
Fire

as Story

1997
Fire

as Screenplay

Producer

2023
To Kill a Tiger

as Executive Producer

2020
Violation

as Executive Producer

2012
Midnight's Children

as Executive Producer

2010
Cooking With Stella

as Executive Producer

1998
Earth

as Producer

1997
Fire

as Producer