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Deepa Mehta

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Born January 1, 1950 · Amritsar, Punjab, India

Biography

Deepa Mehta, is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005), the last being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.

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Awards & recognition

  • Canada's Walk of Fame · 2016
  • Officer of the Order of Canada · 2013
  • Order of Ontario · 2013
  • Governor General's Performing Arts Award · 2012
  • honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta
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  • honorary doctorate of Concordia University

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