මෙම ලිපිය සඳහා තවත් අමතර කළ යුතුව ඇත.(2018 ජූනි) |
Deepa Mehta | |
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![]() Deepa Mehta in 2005 | |
උපත | 1 ජනවාරි 1950 , , India |
ජාතිකත්වය | Canadian |
රැකියාව | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
සක්රීය වසර | –present |
ප්රසිද්ධව ඇත්තේ | |
කලත්රයා(යන්) | (වි. 1973; දි. 1983) (– present) |
දරුවන් | (daughter) |
ඥාතීන් | (brother) |
Deepa Mehta, ( born 1 January 1950) is an film director and screenwriter, best known for her , (1996), (1998), and (2005).
Earth was submitted by for the , and Water was Canada's official entry for , making it only the third non-French-language Canadian film submitted in that category after 's 1990 invented-language film and 's 2001 -language feature .
She co-founded , with her husband, producer in 1996. She was awarded a in 2003 for the screenplay of . In May 2012, Mehta received the for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.
Early life
Mehta was born in , though her family moved to while she was still a child, and her father worked as a film distributor. Subsequently, Mehta attended , boarding school in on the foothills of Himalayas. She graduated from the , with a degree in Philosophy.
Career
After graduating Mehta began working for a production company that made documentary and educational films for the Indian government. During the production of her first feature-length documentary focusing on the working life of a child bride, she met and married Canadian documentary filmmaker , who was in India making a film. She migrated to Toronto to live with her husband in 1973.
Once in Canada, Mehta and Saltzman along with Mehta's brother Dilip started Sunrise Films, a production company, initially producing documentaries but moved into television production creating the television series Spread Your Wings (1977–79) about the creative and artistic work of young people from around the world. Additionally, Mehta directed several episodes of the Saltzman produced drama Danger Bay (1984–90).
Mehta also directed the documentaries (1975) and Traveling Light (1986), the latter focusing on the work of Mehta's brother Dilip as a photojournalist. Traveling Light would go on to be nominated for three Gemini Awards. In 1987, based on the works of Alice Munro, Cynthia Flood and Betty Lambert, Mehta produced and co-directed Martha, Ruth and Edie. Screened at the Cannes International Film Festival, it would go on to win the Best Feature Film Award at the 11th International Film Festival in Florence in 1988.
In 1991 she made her feature-film directorial debut with Sam & Me (starring ), a story of the relationship between a young boy and an elderly Jewish gentleman in the Toronto neighbourhood of . It broke the record at the time for the highest-budgeted film directed by a woman in Canada at $11 million. It won in the category of the 1991 . Mehta followed this with her film starring and in 1994. In 2002, she directed , for which she won the .
Mehta directed two episodes of ' television series . The first episode, "Benares, January 1910", aired in 1993. The second episode was aired in 1996 as part of a TV movie titled Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father.
Mehta directed several English-language films set in Canada, including (2003) and (2008) which deals with domestic violence and has playing the female lead. It premiered at the 2008 . Also in 2008 Mehta produced the documentary The Forgotten Woman, directed by her brother Dilip.
In 2015, Mehta wrote and directed the crime thriller (2015), a film starring as Jeet Johar, a proud observant Sikh and a ruthless gangster. It premiered at the .
On 29 October 2020, announced that Metha's film Funny Boy (2020) would represent Canada in the race for best international feature film.
Elements trilogy
Mehta is best known for her — (1996), (1998) (released in India as 1947: Earth), and (2005) — which won her much critical acclaim. Some notable actors who have worked in this trilogy are , , , , , , , and . These films are also notable for Mehta's collaborative work with author . Sidhwa's novel (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England) is the basis for Mehta's 1998 film Earth. Mehta's film Water was later published by Sidhwa as the 2006 novel . All three films have soundtracks composed by A. R. Rahman.
Fire follows the love affair between two sisters-in-law whose own sexless marriages bring them together in a passionate romance. It caused controversy upon its release as several Hindutva groups took issue with its central lesbian romance, one that was seen to break traditional family and religious value within society, as there were protests in cities across India. Internationally, the film was critically acclaimed and would go on to win the Most Popular Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival. This was also the first feature length dramatic film which Mehta both wrote and directed, a practice which she would continue throughout the rest of her career.
Earth focuses on the time before and during the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 and how the life of one family was uprooted by this historical event. The film resembled Mehta's own family history as her parents fled the newly created Pakistan in 1947 whilst Mehta herself was born in Punjab, not far from the Indian/Pakistan border.
Water is the story of an eight-year-old child widow who is forced to enter a house of widows for the rest of her life. The film, meant to be shot in India, was attacked by Hindu fundamentalists who saw the film as disrespectful and who took issues with Mehta's earlier films and their portrayal of Hindu culture. Riots broke out, sets were destroyed, and death threats were issued towards the actors and Mehta, forcing production to stop. The regional government then overruled the permission given from the central government to the production which allowed them to film in the holy city of Varanasi however, four years later the movie was made in Sri Lanka.Water opened the 2005 and was nominated for an in 2006.
Midnight's Children
Mehta collaborated on the screenplay for with the 's author, . actor played the role of Saleem Sinai while other roles were played by , , , , , , , and .
The film was released on 9 September 2012 at Toronto International Film Festival and would be nominated for Best Motion Picture along with 7 other nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards.
Themes
Many of Mehta's films across her career have focused on the duality of her national and cultural identity which has informed much of her filmmaking as she has been described as the "quintessential transnational filmmaker". With her childhood and heritage informing her of key Indian and Hindu traditions, she has been seen to compare these practices with a more "Westernized" philosophy that has often resulted in controversy. The production of her film Water was delayed by protests from Hindu fundamentalists whilst several of her other films releases have seen boycotts across India, including the film Fire.
Personal life
In Canada she met and married filmmaker whom she divorced in 1983. The couple have a daughter, , an acclaimed author, curator and cultural critic.
Mehta is currently married to producer . Her brother, , is a photojournalist and film director. He directed , which he co-wrote with Deepa.
Mehta participated in a TV PSA for the charity Artists Against Racism, and is a member of the organization.
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Notes |
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1975 | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | Documentary short film | |
1986 | K.Y.T.E.S: How We Dream Ourselves | ඔව් | නැත | ඔව් | Documentary film |
1988 | ඔව් | නැත | ඔව් | Directorial debut | |
1991 | ඔව් | නැත | ඔව් | ||
1994 | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | ||
1996 | ඔව් | ඔව් | ඔව් | ||
1998 | ඔව් | ඔව් | ඔව් | ||
2002 | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | Also executive music producer | |
2003 | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | ||
2005 | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | Also development consultant | |
2006 | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | Documentary film; | |
2008 | නැත | ඔව් | Executive | Documentary film | |
ඔව් | ඔව් | Executive | |||
2009 | නැත | ඔව් | Executive | ||
2012 | ඔව් | ඔව් | Executive | Based on the novel by | |
2015 | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | ||
2016 | නැත | ඔව් | නැත | Documentary film | |
ඔව් | නැත | නැත | |||
Fantassút | නැත | නැත | ඔව් | Documentary short film | |
The Big Crunch | නැත | නැත | Associate | Short film | |
2020 | Violation | නැත | නැත | Executive | |
2020 | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | Adaptation of the novel by |
TV and web series
Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Executive producer | Notes |
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1976–1981 | Spread Your Wings | ඔව් | ඔව් | ඔව් | Documentary: director (4 episodes); writer (episode "Child of the Andes"); executive producer (13 episodes); production (2 episodes); sound (10 episodes) |
1989–1990 | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | 4 episodes | |
1993–1996 | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | 2 episodes | |
2019 | ඔව් | ඔව් | Creative | A Netflix original series based on a missing girl named leila: director (2 episodes); writer and creative executive producer (6 episodes) | |
2020 | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | Episode "The Manager" |
As actress
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | For the Record | Ranjeet Singh | TV Series (episode "Reasonable Force") |
1990 | Cameo | ||
Cameo | |||
2005 | Special Appearance |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2016 | Best Canadian Feature Film | නිර්දේශිත | ||
Golden Spike – Best Film | නිර්දේශිත | |||
Washington DC South Asian Film Festival | Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema | දිනාගති | ||
2015 | Clyde Gilmour Award | දිනාගති | ||
Best Canadian Feature Film | නිර්දේශිත | |||
2013 | Achievement in Direction | නිර්දේශිත | ||
DGC Team Award – Feature Film | දිනාගති | |||
2012 | Best Film | නිර්දේශිත | ||
Golden Spike – Best Film | නිර්දේශිත | |||
2009 | DGC Team Award – Feature Film | නිර්දේශිත | ||
Best Screenplay, Original | නිර්දේශිත | |||
Best Director – Canadian Film | නිර්දේශිත | |||
2008 | Muhr AsiaAfrica Award: Best Scriptwriter – Feature | දිනාගති | ||
Muhr AsiaAfrica Award: Best Film – Feature | නිර්දේශිත | |||
2007 | Silver Ribbon – Best Non-European Director | නිර්දේශිත | ||
Best Director | නිර්දේශිත | |||
Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema | දිනාගති | |||
2006 | Best Achievement in Direction | නිර්දේශිත | ||
Silver Mirror Award – Best Feature | දිනාගති | |||
Humanitarian Award | දිනාගති | |||
Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature | දිනාගති | |||
Arte Award | දිනාගති | |||
Best Director – Canadian Film | දිනාගති | |||
Best Foreign Movie by or About Women | දිනාගති | |||
2005 | Toronto | Honorary Director Award | දිනාගති | |
Youth Jury Award | දිනාගති | |||
Golden Spike | නිර්දේශිත | |||
2003 | DGC Team Award – Feature Film | දිනාගති | ||
Best Screenplay, Original | දිනාගති | |||
Student Jury Award | දිනාගති | |||
Audience Award – Best Comedy | දිනාගති | |||
Best Director – Canadian Film | නිර්දේශිත | |||
1997 | Best Feature Film | දිනාගති | ||
Outstanding Narrative Feature | දිනාගති | |||
Verona Love Screens Film Festival | Best Film | දිනාගති | ||
1996 | Special Prize of the Jury | දිනාගති | ||
International Independent Award | නිර්දේශිත | |||
Most Popular Canadian Film | දිනාගති | |||
1976 | Gold Hugo – Best Documentary | At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch | නිර්දේශිත |
In addition to her filmmaking awards, Mehta has received the following honors:
- , , 2009
- , 2012
- Doctor of Laws, , 2013
- , , 2013
- Member of the , 2013
- Officer of the , 2013
See also
References
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- Subhash K Jha (13 ජනවාරි 2010). "I'm a film buff: Rushdie". The Times of India. සම්ප්රවේශය 3 මාර්තු 2011.
- Mendes, Ana Cristina; Kuortti, Joel (21 දෙසැම්බර් 2016). "Padma or No Padma: Audience in the Adaptations of Midnight's Children". The Journal of Commonwealth Literature (ඉංග්රීසි බසින්). 52 (3): 501–518. doi:10.1177/0021989416671171. hdl:10451/29281. 0021-9894. 164759708.
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- Dreaming of Midnight's Children
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- Deepa Mehta සඳහා IMDb හි ඇති තොරතුරු
- Hamilton Mehta Productions
- Deepa Mehta In Profile, a short film tribute on her Governor General's Performing Arts Award, website
- Deepa Mehta speaks with WSWS 15 May 2006 with Richard Phillips on the
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