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Deepa Mehta

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Deepa Mehta has never shied away from voicing her thoughts, using cinema as her medium. Her movies are outrageously honest, the most controversial of which ...

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*Rankings covered from September 14, 2025 to September 21, 2025

Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 5 Eye Colour:Black Hair Colour:Black

Bio

Profession(s)

- Filmmaker

- Producer

- Screenwriter

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 5

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Director:

- Martha, Ruth and Edie (1988)

Producer:

- Martha, Ruth and Edie (1988)

Writer:

- Fire (1996)

Actor:

- Jurm (1990) as 'cameo'

Director:

- Spread Your Wings (19761981) (4 episodes)

Executive Producer:

- Spread Your Wings (19761981) (13 episodes)

Writer:

- Spread Your Wings (19761981) (episode "Child of the Andes")

Actor:

- For the Record (1983) as 'Ranjeet Singh' (episode "Reasonable Force")

Director:

- At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch (1975)

Producer:

- K.Y.T.E.S: How We Dream Ourselves (1986)

Writer:

- K.Y.T.E.S: How We Dream Ourselves (1986)

Awards/Honours

- 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)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth
Birthplace

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

Nationality

Canadian

Hometown

Amritsar

Schools

- Welham Girls High School, Dehradun

College(s)

- Degree in Hindu Philosophy from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi

Educational Qualification

- Graduation in Hindu Philosophy

[Source]

Food Habit

Non-Vegetarian

[Source]

Signature

Deepa Mehta signature

Relationships

Marriage Date
Marital Status

Married

Family

Parents

Father

- - Satwinder Mehta (film distributor)

Mother

- - Vimla

Siblings

Brother

- - Dilip Mehta (Indo-Canadian photojournalist)

Cousin Sister

- - Ritu Kumar (Fashion Designer)

Children

Daughter

- -1

- Devyani Saltzman (from first husband)

Updated: Wednesday,Oct 01, 2025 07:17 AM GMT+05:30

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