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Deepa Mehta
Directing the Elements trilogy: Fire, Earth and Water, about desire, Partition and the treatment of widows.
Fire · Earth
- Born
- 1 January 1950
- Birthplace
- Amritsar, India
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Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta works between Indian and Canadian cinema, frequently examining the collision between personal freedom and social authority.
Early life
Cinema at home
Her father distributed films and ran a cinema.
Education
Studied philosophy at Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi before entering documentary work.
Career
- 1973
Canadian move
Moved to Canada and continued documentary and television work.
- 1991
First feature
Directed Sam & Me.
- 1996–2005
Elements trilogy
Completed three films confronting different forms of exclusion.
- 2012
Literary adaptation
Adapted Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children.
Selected work
Fire
Two women form a relationship within an extended family.
Earth
Friendships fracture during the Partition of India.
Water
Widows in 1930s India confront restrictive social rules.
Beyond work
Family
Her daughter Devyani Saltzman became an author and arts curator.
Public recognition
Was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Hamilton-Mehta Productions: Water ↗Photo: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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