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D eepa Mehta's gem Waters completed 17 years today. It was released on March 9, 2007. When Zoom exclusively spoke to Deepa Mehta about one of the best films on Nari Shakti, Waters, since Bimal Roy ...
May 26, 2006 · Water: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Sarala Kariyawasam, Buddhi Wickrama, Rinsly Weerarathne, Iranganie Serasinghe. Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
The two predominant themes in the work of writer-director Deepa Mehta are 1) the transcendence of age differentials and cultural barriers and 2) passion in its various guises. Drawing on her own ...
Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta shares her journey in film and her new documentary, I Am Sirat, which follows a transgender woman living a double li...
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The Elements trilogy of films by Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta deals with controversial issues of social reform on the Indian subcontinent. Fire, the first release in 1996, dealt with issues of arranged marriage and homosexuality in the patriarchal culture of India.
Mar 1, 2021 · Deepa Mehta’s had her fair share of tough shoots. “Water” had to be moved from India following protests and lensed in Sri Lanka, but she never had one that was affected by a pandemic.
Deepa MehtaWith her epic trilogy of films named after the elemental forces of Fire, Earth, and Water, Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta (born 1950) vaulted to the first rank of artists concerned with the status of women, as traditional roles collided with the forces of the contemporary world.
