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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 ...
Rate. 56 Metascore. A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation. Director Deepa Mehta Stars Rajat Kapoor Vansh Bhardwaj Anupam Kher. 10. The Republic of Love. 2003 1h 35m. 6.0 (551) Rate.
Birthday: Jan 1, 1950. Birthplace: Amritsar, Punjab, India. The two predominant themes in the work of writer-director Deepa Mehta are 1) the transcendence of age differentials and cultural ...
Oct 15, 2020 · Deepa Mehta ’s latest film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel “Funny Boy,” has been picked up by Ava DuVernay ’s ARRAY Releasing, and will land on ...
Mar 1, 2021 · Deepa Mehta Discusses ‘Funny Boy’ and That Oscar Rejection for Int’l Film. Deepa Mehta ’s had her fair share of tough shoots. “Water” had to be moved from India following protests and ...
Sep 14, 2021 · In 2019, Mehta returned to the small screen with a Netflix original web series Leila and later directed Little America. The Indo-Canadian filmmaker, who has some great work to her credit, has always been inspired to bring good stories to people and wants other women filmmakers to do the same. “Make the films and tell the stories that move you ...
May 26, 2006 · Water: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Sarala Kariyawasam, Buddhi Wickrama, Rinsly Weerarathne, Iranganie Serasinghe. Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
