Deepa Mehta
Directing
Born 1950-01-01
Amritsar, Punjab, India
31 credits
honorary doctorate of Concordia University 1
honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta 1
Canada's Walk of Fame 1
Order of Ontario 1
Awards
Won 1 honorary doctorate of Concordia University Award
honorary doctorate of Concordia University 1 won
- — honorary doctorate of Concordia University Won
honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta 1 won
- — honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta Won
Canada's Walk of Fame 1 won
- 2016 Canada's Walk of Fame Won
Order of Ontario 1 won
- 2013 Order of Ontario Won
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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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Filmography
Directing
22 credits
Yellowjackets
Danger Bay
Little America
Leila
Midnight's Children
Heaven on Earth
Water
Beeba Boys
Funny Boy
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
The Republic Of Love
Bollywood/Hollywood
Martha, Ruth & Edie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Earth
Fire
Camilla
Sam & Me
Anatomy of Violence
I Am Sirat
Troilokya
Sher
Writing
10 credits
Heaven on Earth
Water
Beeba Boys
Funny Boy
The Republic Of Love
Bollywood/Hollywood
Earth
Fire
Cooking With Stella
The Forgotten Woman
Producing
8 credits
To Kill a Tiger
Midnight's Children
Violation
Donkeyhead
Martha, Ruth & Edie
Earth
Fire
Cooking With Stella
Acting
4 credits
Vocation
Midnight's Children
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
Deepa Mehta, in Profile
Other credits
1 credit
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