Director
Deepa Mehta
76 years · Amritsar, Punjab, India · 19 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 19
I Am Sirat
2023 · Director
Funny Boy
2020 · Director, Writer
Beeba Boys
2015 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex
Vocation
2013 · Self
Midnight's Children
2012 · Director
On Hoopla
Deepa Mehta, in Profile
2012 · Self
Cooking With Stella
2010 · Writer
Heaven on Earth
2008 · Director, Writer
The Forgotten Woman
2008 · Writer
Water
2005 · Director, Screenplay
The Republic of Love
2004 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex
Bollywood/Hollywood
2002 · Director, Writer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2000 · Director
On fuboTV
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000 · Self
Earth
1998 · Director, Screenplay
On Hoopla
Fire
1997 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
1996 · Director
On fuboTV
Camilla
1994 · Director
Sam & Me
1991 · Director
On Plex