As Director, As Writer
Funny Boy
2020
5.9
Deepa Mehta
Directing
Birth date
January 1, 1950
Birth place
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 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.
Featured in
As Director, As Writer
Beeba Boys
2015
3.8
As Director
Midnight's Children
2012
5.5
As Writer
Cooking With Stella
2010
3.8
As Director, As Writer
Water
2005
6.8
As Director, As Writer
The Republic Of Love
2004
4.9
As Director
Bollywood/Hollywood
2002
5.8
As Director, As Writer
Earth
1998
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Fire
1997
6.7
As Director
Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
1996
6.2
As Director
Camilla
1994
5.6
As Director
Sam & Me
1991
6.0