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Deepa Mehta, OC OOnt ([diːpa ˈmeːɦta]; born 15 September 1950) is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005).
Deepa Mehta is a transnational artist and a screenwriter, director, and producer whose work has been called "courageous", "provocative" and "breathtaking". Her visually lush and emotionally resonating films have played at every major international film festival; receiving numerous awards and accolades, and have been distributed around the world.
Mar 19, 2016 · In 1996, a film exploring homosexual love was released without a single cut and garnered criticism and praise in equal measure. Nearly 20 years ago, unaided by Twitter and Facebook, a film went viral in India. Fire was the first in mainstream Indian cinema to explore homosexual love.
Deepa Mehta is a transnational artist and a screenwriter, director, and producer whose work has been called "courageous", "provocative" and "breathtaking". Her visually lush and emotionally resonating films have played at every major international film festival; receiving numerous awards and accolades, and have been distributed around the world.
Jan 8, 2012 · Deepa Mehta, OC, OOnt, director, producer, screenwriter (born 15 September 1950 in Amritsar, India). Deepa Mehta has received international acclaim for her moving and provocative films, which often explore issues of human rights and social injustice.
Sep 14, 1999 · Canadian-Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta chose the violent political separation between India and Pakistan as the subject for her film “ Earth ,” the second in her trilogy of films set in India....
Sep 8, 2017 · (CBC Arts) Few Indian filmmakers would dare depict widows in 1938, imprisoned to an ashram to toil away their lives as per ancient Hindu customs. The fundamentalist protests that burned down...
