Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta

1950-01-01 Amritsar, Punjab, India 25 Credits

Biography

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 U...

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To Kill a Tiger

To Kill a Tiger

2023

Executive Producer

7.5
Producing

Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His ...

I Am Sirat

I Am Sirat

2023

Director

Directing

Deepa Mehta’s first documentary in decades introduces us to Sirat, a trans woman in Delhi who is forced to go back into the closet when living with, a...

Funny Boy

Funny Boy

2020

Director, Writer

5.9
Directing Writing

A student must navigate issues of sexuality, identity and family amid Sri Lanka's social turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s.

Violation

Violation

2020

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust,...

Anatomy of Violence

2016

Director

5.3
Directing

Celebrated filmmaker Deepa Mehta investigates one of India’s most notorious crimes — the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on a Delhi b...

Beeba Boys

Beeba Boys

2015

Director, Screenplay

3.8
Directing Writing

Gang leader Jeet Johar and his young, loyal, and often-brutal crew dress like peacocks, love attention, and openly compete with an old style Indo crim...

Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

2012

Director, Executive Producer, Co-Writer

5.5
Directing Producing Writing

The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their p...

Deepa Mehta, in Profile

Deepa Mehta, in Profile

2012

as Self

Acting

A portrait and tribute to Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta.

Cooking With Stella

Cooking With Stella

2010

Writer, Executive Producer

3.8
Writing Producing

Inside the Canadian diplomatic compound in New Delhi, a mischievous cook affects the lives of her employers and fellow staff.

Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth

2008

Director, Writer

3.4
Directing Writing

When Chand arrives in Brampton, Ontario to meet her new husband, she leaves behind a loving family and supportive community. Now, in a new country, sh...

The Forgotten Woman

The Forgotten Woman

2008

Writer

6.7
Writing

Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film, "Water," this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian...

Water

Water

2005

Director, Screenplay

6.8
Directing Writing

The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live wi...

The Republic Of Love

The Republic Of Love

2004

Director, Screenplay

4.9
Directing Writing

A thrice-divorced radio DJ meets the woman of his dreams but can he convince her of the truth of his feelings? An exploration of love, adapted from th...

Bollywood/Hollywood

Bollywood/Hollywood

2002

Director

5.9
Directing

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance

2000

Director

5.8
Directing

The elder Jones's lecture tour takes parents and son to India, where Indy explores the meaning of faith in oneself with Theosophist philosopher Jiddu ...

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

2000

as Self

Acting

The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras. Some, such as Agnès V...

Earth

Earth

1998

Director, Screenplay, Producer

6.6
Directing Writing Producing

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the lo...

Fire

Fire

1997

Director, Producer, Screenplay

6.7
Directing Producing Writing

In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautifu...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

1996

Director

6.2
Directing

While visiting Russia on his father’s lecture tour, Indy runs off on his own and meets Leo Tolstoy. Later, on a trip to Athens, Indy and his father ar...

Camilla

Camilla

1994

Director

5.7
Directing

Freda Lopez, an aspiring musician, travels with her husband to the beautiful beaches of Georgia where she befriends Camilla, an odd and exotic elderly...

Sam & Me

Sam & Me

1991

Director

6.0
Directing

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elder...

Martha, Ruth & Edie

1988

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Two women attending a women's seminar on personal development walk out in acute embarrassment during the introduction. They meet up with a woman who a...

Troilokya

N/A

Director

Directing

The story, set in 19th century Calcutta during British rule, sees a female prostitute embark on an unheard-of killing spree.

Little America: Mr. Song

Little America: Mr. Song

N/A

Director

Directing

A young Korean boy befriends a legendary DJ who gives a much-needed boost to a hat shop owned by the boy's family.

Sher

N/A

Director

Directing

follows Dr. Watson as he gives a poorly-attended lecture in Calcutta (as Kolkata was known then) before making a startling discovery — Sherlock Holmes...