Deepa Mehta

Bio: Deepa Mehta OCOOnt is an IndoCanadian film director and screenwriter most known for her Elements Trilogy Fire 1996 Earth 1998 and Water 2005 among which Earth was sent by India as its official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Water was Canadas official entry for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film making it Canadas first nonFrench Canadian film to receive a nomination in that category. She also cofounded HamiltonMehta Productions with her husband producer David Hamilton in 1996.

Born: January 01, 1950 in Amritsar, India