- Date of Birth: 01 January, 1950
- Place of Birth: Amritsar Punjab, India
- Biography: Deepa Mehta (Hindi: दीपा मेहता) (born 1 January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India) is a Genie Award winning and Academy Award nominated Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter. Deepa Mehta's films focus around the Indian community, in India and in the diaspora.
Filmography
- Videsh - Heaven on Earth (2009)
- Even Cactus Goes to Heaven (2009)
- Kamagata Maru (2009)
- Cooking with Stella (2009)
- A Pizza Story (2008)
- Bollywood Blues (2008)
- The Forgotten Woman (2008)
- Water (2007)
- The Julia Project (2007)
- Westbound/Eastbound (2005)
- The Republic of Love (2004)
- Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)
News
The 37-year-old star was diagnosed with the cancer of the bone marrow in June and has been undergoing chemotherapy since July. Toronto-born Lisa made this announcement Tuesday while visiting the Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School where her film "Water", directed... ... Full Article
Known for her ethnic Indian wear, the iconic Ritu Kumar has been around in the fashion industry for 40 years. Yet she has not designed for any mainstream Bollywood movie, the reason being she has neither the time nor the... ... Full Article
By Shilpa Raina. Delhi, India, 02:03 PM IST Known for her ethnic Indian wear, the iconic Ritu Kumar has been around in the fashion industry for 40 years. ... Full Article
By Gillian Mumbai: As we had reported earlier, the Afreen Afreen blue eyed girl, actress Lisa Ray, had been diagnosed with myeloma, a rare form of bone marrow cancer. ... Full Article
Why Deepa Mehta may not call Padma Lakshmi
rediff.com –
2009-09-03
Lakshmi is back to alluring television watchers, now that the sixth season of Bravo's hit food reality show Top Chef is on air. But while the model, chef and bestselling cookbook writer is really going places, she is yet to... ... Full Article


Trailer for Deepa Mehta's OSCAR-nominated film WATER
TIFF08 - Deepa Mehta Comes Full Circle
Video Podcast #9: Director Deepa Mehta
ARTISTS AGAINST RACISM: Deepa Mehta