Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta, OC OOntis an Indo-Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire, Earth, and Water; among which Earth was sent by India as its official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Water was Canada's official entry for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, making it only the second non-French-language Canadian film to put forth for consideration in that category, and the first to receive an Oscar nomination. She also...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 January 1950
life moving self
We cannot force our self to stay longer with something,situation or with the person who we don't really like . The best decision is to move on so then we can stay happy with our life style.
drama hate years
I simply can't understand the stereotyping women as film makers who make soppy family dramas. Look at Katherine Bigelow: she has directed Point Break and Strange Days. I hate labels of any kind. Just because you are a woman you can't do this or that? Twenty years ago women entering the work force was enough of a shock. People just like the predictable; they feel safe with it. You know, it's such a bore
character perfect actors
One of the things that I really love about doing a film is working with actors and the whole casting process. I feel I'm not looking for actors. I feel I'm looking for characters. If the characters come from Bollywood, fine. If they come from Indian theater, perfect.
thinking trying important
I think it's really important not to be so judgmental and not to be so fearful. Try to have confidence in yourself. Don't depend so much on what others say about you or want you to be.
care extremely finding indian platform strong themselves woman
I think the Indian woman is extremely strong and they are finding for themselves a platform to take care of themselves.
angry aspects five question scared showing stopped took tradition until water
I couldn't make Water until I stopped being angry ... it took me five years to get over my anger. Why are we so scared of showing the truth? Why can't we question aspects of our tradition that aren't so great?
festival opening toronto
And then it wouldn't be opening the Toronto film festival and it wouldn't be opening around the world.
curious
I was curious about this. I wanted to know more.
ends hard
All these were hard blows. But as they say all's well that ends well.
belief came conviction strength
The strength only came later. That was the conviction of a filmmaker. The strength came from my belief in the script.
climbing distribute finding fox hard journey stairway
To make 'Water' was akin to climbing Everest; a hard journey. But where to go from there? Having Fox Searchlight distribute the film in the U.S. is like finding a stairway to Heaven. I couldn't be more pleased.
climbing distribute finding fox hard journey stairway water
To make WATER was akin to climbing Everest; a hard journey. But where to go from there? Having Fox Searchlight distribute the film in the U.S. is like finding a stairway to Heaven. I couldn't be more pleased.
climbing everest hard journey mount
To make 'Water' was akin to climbing Mount Everest -- a hard journey.
blessed days few
There are a few days that feel perfect, blessed by God. This is one of them.