Deepa Mehta
Directeur, Scénariste, Producteur, Acteur
1 janvier 1950 (76 ans)
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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| 2015 | Beeba Boys · as Screenplay |
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| 2005 | Water · as Screenplay |
| 2003 | The Republic of Love · as ScreenplaySur Plex |
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| 1998 | Earth · as Screenplay |
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| 2023 | One of a Kind · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | To Kill a Tiger · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Donkeyhead · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Violation · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Cooking with Stella · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Heaven on Earth · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | The Forgotten Woman · as Executive Producer |
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| 1995 | Skin Deep · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Sam & MeSur Plex |
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| 2025 | CBC News Special: Canada Day 2025 · as Self |
| 2025 | Canada's Walk of Fame 2025 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2025 | Know Her Name · as Self |
| 2022 | Here & Queer · as Self |
| 2019 | Endless Cinema · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2012 | Deepa Mehta, in Profile · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight · as Self |
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| 1991 | Movie Days · as Self |
| 2023 | I Am Sirat · as Cinematographer |
| 2019 | Leila · as Creative Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Leila · as Written By |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children · as Co-Writer |
| 1996 | Fire · as Story |