Deepa Mehta
Directing
Born: 1950-01-01 · Amritsar, Punjab, India
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 U
🎬 Movies (24)
To Kill a Tiger
2023
Executive Producer
I Am Sirat
2023
Director
Donkeyhead
2023
Executive Producer
Violation
2020
Executive Producer
Funny Boy
2020
Director
Anatomy of Violence
2016
Director
Beeba Boys
2015
Director
Vocation
2013
Self
Deepa Mehta, in Profile
2012
Self
Midnight's Children
2012
Director
Cooking With Stella
2010
Writer
Heaven on Earth
2008
Director
The Forgotten Woman
2008
Writer
Water
2005
Director
The Republic Of Love
2004
Director
Bollywood/Hollywood
2002
Director
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000
Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2000
Director
Earth
1998
Director
Fire
1997
Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
1996
Director
Camilla
1994
Director
Sam & Me
1991
Director
Martha, Ruth & Edie
1988
Director
