Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta is an Indo-Canadian film director and screen writer. Shee is famous worldwide for her films based on thought provoking themes. Deepa is particularly known for her films 'Fire', 'Earth' and 'Water'. Her film 'Earth' was sent by India for Best Foreign Language category.

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Yael Farber's Play 'Nirbhaya' Awed New York Audiences at Lynn Redgrave Theater

Anisha Jhaveri May 5, 2015 8:01 PM IST

For many, director Deepa Mehta's name is synonymous with it all. Whether it is through highlighting female homosexuality and child widows in her "Elements" film trilogy or bringing the fiery female characters of "Midnight's Children" to life in her screen adaptation of the novel, the award-winning director has gained indelible prestige over her 20-plus year with cinema that exhibits powerful, complex women as well as challenges or comments on social structures of South Asia.

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