Deepa Mehta (b. 1950)

Birthplace:
Amritsar, Punjab, India

Born:
January 1, 1950

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.

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Co-Writer:
2012  Midnight's Children

Director:
1988  Martha, Ruth & Edie
1991  Sam & Me
1994  Camilla
1997  Fire
1998  Earth
1999  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
2000  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2002  Bollywood/Hollywood
2004  The Republic Of Love
2005  Water
2008  Heaven on Earth
2012  Midnight's Children
2015  Beeba Boys
2016  Anatomy of Violence
2020  Funny Boy
2023  I Am Sirat
????  Troilokya

Executive Producer:
1988  Martha, Ruth & Edie
1991  Sam & Me
1994  Camilla
1997  Fire
1998  Earth
1999  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
2000  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2002  Bollywood/Hollywood
2004  The Republic Of Love
2005  Water
2008  Heaven on Earth
2010  Cooking With Stella
2012  Midnight's Children
2015  Beeba Boys
2016  Anatomy of Violence
2020  Funny Boy
2020  Violation
2023  I Am Sirat
2023  To Kill a Tiger
????  Troilokya

Producer:
1988  Martha, Ruth & Edie
1991  Sam & Me
1994  Camilla
1997  Fire
1998  Earth
1999  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
2000  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2002  Bollywood/Hollywood
2004  The Republic Of Love
2005  Water
2008  Heaven on Earth
2010  Cooking With Stella
2012  Midnight's Children
2015  Beeba Boys
2016  Anatomy of Violence
2020  Funny Boy
2020  Violation
2023  I Am Sirat
2023  To Kill a Tiger
????  Troilokya

Screenplay:
1988  Martha, Ruth & Edie
1991  Sam & Me
1994  Camilla
1997  Fire
1998  Earth
1999  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
2000  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2002  Bollywood/Hollywood
2004  The Republic Of Love
2005  Water
2008  Heaven on Earth
2010  Cooking With Stella
2012  Midnight's Children
2015  Beeba Boys
2016  Anatomy of Violence
2020  Funny Boy
2020  Violation
2023  I Am Sirat
2023  To Kill a Tiger
????  Troilokya

Story:
1988  Martha, Ruth & Edie
1991  Sam & Me
1994  Camilla
1997  Fire
1998  Earth
1999  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
2000  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2002  Bollywood/Hollywood
2004  The Republic Of Love
2005  Water
2008  Heaven on Earth
2010  Cooking With Stella
2012  Midnight's Children
2015  Beeba Boys
2016  Anatomy of Violence
2020  Funny Boy
2020  Violation
2023  I Am Sirat
2023  To Kill a Tiger
????  Troilokya

Writer:
1988  Martha, Ruth & Edie
1991  Sam & Me
1994  Camilla
1997  Fire
1998  Earth
1999  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
2000  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2002  Bollywood/Hollywood
2004  The Republic Of Love
2005  Water
2008  Heaven on Earth
2008  The Forgotten Woman
2010  Cooking With Stella
2012  Midnight's Children
2015  Beeba Boys
2016  Anatomy of Violence
2020  Funny Boy
2020  Violation
2023  I Am Sirat
2023  To Kill a Tiger
????  Troilokya

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