Deepa Mehta is a famous indian born / canadian raised director and screenwriter. Deepa Mehta is a Genie Award winning director, and an Academy Award nominated Indian Canadian movie director.
Deepa Mehta was born on the 1st of January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Some of Deepa Mehta’s great movies indlude Water which was originally intended with actors Akshay Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das.
Fire, is another great movie directed by Deepa which had previously attracted hostility from some people in the Hindu community.