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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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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1950-01-01
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- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.2
- info Birth Place Amritsar, Punjab, India
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Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000-07-09
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Deepa Mehta, in Profile
2012-01-01
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For The Record
1977-01-01
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Bollywood/Hollywood
2002-10-25
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Fire
1997-08-22
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Heaven on Earth
2008-09-06
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Heaven on Earth
2008-09-06
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Water
2005-09-08
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Water
2005-09-08
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Earth
1998-09-16
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Earth
1998-09-16
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Earth
1998-09-16
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Cooking With Stella
2010-03-19
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The Republic Of Love
2004-10-31
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Camilla
1994-11-25
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The Forgotten Woman
2008-01-01
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Midnight's Children
2012-08-31
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
2007-10-23
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
2000-07-11
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Cooking With Stella
2010-03-19
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Beeba Boys
2015-10-16
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Beeba Boys
2015-10-16
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Sam & Me
1991-05-01
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Midnight's Children
2012-08-31
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Troilokya
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Anatomy of Violence
2016-09-12
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To Kill a Tiger
2023-10-20
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Fire
1997-08-22
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Martha, Ruth & Edie
1988-01-01
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The Republic Of Love
2004-10-31
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Midnight's Children
2012-08-31
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I Am Sirat
2023-09-09
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Fire
1997-08-22
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Fire
1997-08-22
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Violation
2020-09-14
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Funny Boy
2020-11-27
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Funny Boy
2020-11-27
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Danger Bay
1985-10-07
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Leila
2019-06-14
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Little America
2020-01-17
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Yellowjackets
2021-11-14
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
2002-01-13