Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta

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 University of New Delhi. Initially focusing on documentaries, she's received numerous awards, honorary degrees, and prestigious honours like the Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award and the Order of Canada for her groundbreaking work in film. Recognized for challenging norms, Mehta’s films are revered for their daring and provocative nature, earning her distinctions like the Best Canadian Director by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle in 2006. She also co-founded Hamilton-Mehta Productions, with her husband, producer David Hamilton in 1996.

  • Title: Deepa Mehta
  • Popularity: 2.045
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1950-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Amritsar, Punjab, India
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Deepa Mehta Movies

  • 2000
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    Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

    Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

    1 2000 HD

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

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  • 2012
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    Deepa Mehta, in Profile

    Deepa Mehta, in Profile

    1 2012 HD

    A portrait and tribute to Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta.

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  • 2002
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    Bollywood/Hollywood

    Bollywood/Hollywood

    5.9 2002 HD

    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...

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  • 1997
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    Fire

    Fire

    6.7 1997 HD

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

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  • 2008
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    Heaven on Earth

    Heaven on Earth

    3.4 2008 HD

    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,...

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  • 2008
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    Heaven on Earth

    Heaven on Earth

    3.4 2008 HD

    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,...

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  • 1998
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    Earth

    Earth

    6.6 1998 HD

    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...

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  • 1998
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    Earth

    Earth

    6.6 1998 HD

    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...

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  • 1998
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    Earth

    Earth

    6.6 1998 HD

    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...

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  • 2005
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    Water

    Water

    6.9 2005 HD

    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...

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  • 2005
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    Water

    Water

    6.9 2005 HD

    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...

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  • 2010
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    Cooking With Stella

    Cooking With Stella

    3.9 2010 HD

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

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  • 2004
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    The Republic Of Love

    The Republic Of Love

    4.9 2004 HD

    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...

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  • 1994
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    Camilla

    Camilla

    5.7 1994 HD

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

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  • 2008
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    The Forgotten Woman

    The Forgotten Woman

    6.7 2008 HD

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

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  • 2012
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    Midnight's Children

    Midnight's Children

    5.5 2012 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

    6.1 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2000
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    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance

    5.8 2000 HD

    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...

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  • 2010
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    Cooking With Stella

    Cooking With Stella

    3.9 2010 HD

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

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  • 2015
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    Beeba Boys

    Beeba Boys

    4.1 2015 HD

    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...

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  • 2015
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    Beeba Boys

    Beeba Boys

    4.1 2015 HD

    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...

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  • 1991
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    Sam & Me

    Sam & Me

    6 1991 HD

    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...

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  • 2012
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    Midnight's Children

    Midnight's Children

    5.5 2012 HD

    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...

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  • 1970
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    Troilokya

    Troilokya

    1 1970 HD

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

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  • 2016
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    Anatomy of Violence

    Anatomy of Violence

    5.3 2016 HD

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

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  • 2023
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    To Kill a Tiger

    To Kill a Tiger

    7.5 2023 HD

    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...

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  • 1997
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    Fire

    Fire

    6.7 1997 HD

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

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  • 1988
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    Martha, Ruth & Edie

    Martha, Ruth & Edie

    1 1988 HD

    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...

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  • 2004
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    The Republic Of Love

    The Republic Of Love

    4.9 2004 HD

    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...

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  • 2012
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    Midnight's Children

    Midnight's Children

    5.5 2012 HD

    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...

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  • 2023
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    I Am Sirat

    I Am Sirat

    1 2023 HD

    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...

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  • 1997
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    Fire

    Fire

    6.7 1997 HD

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

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  • 1997
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    Fire

    Fire

    6.7 1997 HD

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

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  • 2020
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    Violation

    Violation

    5.5 2020 HD

    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...

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  • 2020
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    Funny Boy

    Funny Boy

    5.6 2020 HD

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

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  • 2020
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    Funny Boy

    Funny Boy

    5.6 2020 HD

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

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  • 1977
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    For The Record

    For The Record

    1 1977 HD

    For The Record, a series of one-hour and ninety-minute film dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. Aired...

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  • 1970
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    For The Record

    For The Record

    7.2 1970 HD

    Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television and the Disney Channel...

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  • 1970
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    For The Record

    For The Record

    6.3 1970 HD

    In the forgotten margins of the segregated communities of a dystopian future, a woman searches for the daughter that she lost upon her arrest years...

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  • 1970
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    For The Record

    For The Record

    6.7 1970 HD

    An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and surprising stories of immigrants in...

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  • 1970
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    For The Record

    For The Record

    7.5 1970 HD

    This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls...

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  • 1970
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    For The Record

    For The Record

    7 1970 HD

    The boyhood adventures of the greatest action hero of all time: Indiana Jones. Young Indy travels the world, meeting some of the greatest figures of...

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