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Deepa Mehta, OC OOnt ( [diːpa ˈmeːɦta]; born 15 September 1950) [1] is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005). Earth was submitted by India as its official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Water was Canada's ...
Deepa Mehta is a transnational artist and a screenwriter, director, and producer whose work has been called "courageous", "provocative" and "breathtaking". Her visually lush and emotionally resonating films have played at every major international film festival; receiving numerous awards and accolades, and have been distributed around the world.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Producer, Writer
- Amritsar, Punjab, India
- Deepa Mehta
Mar 19, 2016 · Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das and director Deepa Mehta in conversation with writer William Dalrymple at the Women in the World conference last year. When ‘Women in the World’, a summit on the position of the female in the changing global scenario, was held in India last year, Fire was one of the topics.
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Deepa Mehta is a transnational artist and a screenwriter, director, and producer whose work has been called "courageous", "provocative" and "breathtaking". She has made films in India and Canada, such as Fire, Earth, Water, Bollywood/Hollywood, and Midnight's Children, and has received many awards and honours.
- January 1, 1950
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The screening on May 14, 6pm at the India International Centre will be accompanied with a conversation with both the filmmaker Deepa Mehta and Sirat, the protagonist of the documentary in attendance. The I View World Salon Series is designed to increase awareness around gender and marginality using cinema.
Jan 8, 2012 · Deepa Mehta, OC, OOnt, director, producer, screenwriter (born 15 September 1950 in Amritsar, India). Deepa Mehta has received international acclaim for her moving and provocative films, which often explore issues of human rights and social injustice. She is perhaps best known for her epic “Elements trilogy” — Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and ...