
1067
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Rank- Producer
- Screenwriter
Black
Black
- Martha, Ruth and Edie (1988)
- Fire (1996)
- Jurm (1990) as 'cameo'
- Spread Your Wings (19761981) (4 episodes)
- Spread Your Wings (19761981) (13 episodes)
- Spread Your Wings (19761981) (episode "Child of the Andes")
- For the Record (1983) as 'Ranjeet Singh' (episode "Reasonable Force")
- At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch (1975)
- K.Y.T.E.S: How We Dream Ourselves (1986)
- K.Y.T.E.S: How We Dream Ourselves (1986)
- Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema by Washington DC South Asian Film Festival in 2016.
- Clyde Gilmour Award by Toronto Film Critics Association Awards in 2015
- DGC Team Award Feature Film by Directors Guild of Canada in 2013
- Muhr AsiaAfrica Award: Best Scriptwriter Feature by Dubai International Film Festival in 2008
- Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema by Awards of the International Indian Film Academy in 2007
- Silver Mirror Award Best Feature by Oslo Films from the South Festival in 2006
- Humanitarian Award by New York Film Critics in 2006
- Audience Award Best Narrative Feature by San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in 2006
- Arte Award by Taormina International Film Festival in 2006
- Best Director Canadian Film by Vancouver Film Critics Circle in 2006
- Best Foreign Movie by or About Women by Women Film Critics Circle Awards in 2006
- Honorary Director Award by Toronto Female Eye Film Festival in 2005
- Youth Jury Award by Valladolid International Film Festival in 2005
- DGC Team Award Feature Film by Directors Guild of Canada in 2003
- Best Screenplay, Original by Genie Awards in 2003
- Student Jury Award by Newport International Film Festival in 2003
- Audience Award Best Comedy by Sarasota Film Festival in 2003
- Best Feature Film by Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival in 1997
- Outstanding Narrative Feature by L.A. Outfest in 1997
- Best Film by Verona Love Screens Film Festival in 1997
- Special Prize of the Jury by Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in 1996
- Most Popular Canadian Film by Vancouver International Film Festival in 1996
- Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film (2007 Academy Awards)
- Honorary doctorates from five Canadian universities
- Named one of Canadas Top 100 most powerful women (Womens Executive Network, 2011)
- Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Winner (2009)
- Global Leadership Award by Indian International Film Awards in 2011
- Governor Generals Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2012
- Named to the Order of Ontario and appointed to the Order of Canada in 2013
- Inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2016
- Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Screen Awards (2019) in Toronto
- The Life of Distinction Award from the Canadian Centre of Diversity (2011)
- The Excellence in the Arts Award from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (2011)
- YWCA Women of Distinction Award (2008)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Capricorn
Canadian
Amritsar
- Welham Girls High School, Dehradun
- Degree in Hindu Philosophy from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi
- Graduation in Hindu Philosophy
Non-Vegetarian
Married
- - Vimla
- - Dilip Mehta (Indo-Canadian photojournalist)
- - Ritu Kumar (Fashion Designer)
- -1
- Devyani Saltzman (from first husband)
Updated: Wednesday,Oct 01, 2025 07:17 AM GMT+05:30
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