ABOUT DEEPA MEHTA

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Deepa Mehta Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

 

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

Signature


Deepa Mehta signature


Schools

- Welham Girls High School, Dehradun


College(s)

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


Date Of Birth


Birthplace

Amritsar, Punjab, India


Zodiac Sign

Capricorn


Nationality

Canadian


Hometown

Amritsar


Educational Qualification

- Graduation in Hindu Philosophy

[Source]


Food Habit

Non-Vegetarian

[Source]


 

Relationships

Marital Status

Married


Marriage Date


 

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: Sunday,May 22, 2022 01:46 AM GMT-06:00

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