Deepa Mehta
Film director
1950 –
Who is Deepa Mehta?
Deepa Mehta, OC OOnt is an Indo-Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire, Earth, and Water; among which Earth was sent by India as its official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Water was Canada's official entry for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, making it only the second non-French-language Canadian film to put forth for consideration in that category, and the first to receive an Oscar nomination. She also co-founded Hamilton-Mehta Productions, with her husband, producer David Hamilton in 1996. She was awarded a Genie Award in 2003 for the screenplay of Bollywood/Hollywood.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1950
Amritsar - Also known as
- Deepa Mehta Saltzman
- Deepa Saltzman
- Siblings
- Spouses
- David Hamilton
- Paul Saltzman
(1973 - 1983)
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Indian people
- Nationality
- India
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toronto Mississauga
- University of Delhi
- Welham Girls' School
- Lived in
- Amritsar
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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