Deepa Mehta is one of the hardest-working women in alternative Indian cinema these days, with films dealing with both fringe and traditional Indian culture, several of which have caused outrage in ...
Deepa, I feel 1947 Earth is your best work so far? I agree. Yes, Earth 1947 to this day remains the film I am most proud of. Based on Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel ‘Ice Candy Man’, its dealing with communal ...
Deepa Mehta's latest film, "Heaven on Earth," moves into the realm of the imagination and magic realism to concoct a strong artistic statement about the powers of the mind. By Kirk Honeycutt, The ...
Chipping away at the Indian institution of arranged marriage one feature at a time, Deepa Mehta brings her latest taboo-challenging critique home to Canada with "Heaven on Earth." Chipping away at the ...
From facing angry mobs in Varanasi to fielding calls from George Lucas, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta has built a fearless career challenging cultural taboos — and at 74, she’s not slowing ...
TORONTO -- Veteran Bollywood actors Priety Zinta and Seema Biswas have joined the cast of "Heaven on Earth," the upcoming theatrical feature from Canadian helmer Deepa Mehta. By Etan Vlessing, The ...
Acclaimed director Deepa Mehta, known for films like “Funny Boy,” “Fire,” “Water” and “Earth,” has boarded Iram Parveen Bilal‘s Pakistan-set “Wakhri” as a presenting executive producer. “Wakhri” is ...
"Every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other..." Array has debuted the first official trailer for Funny Boy, the latest film from acclaimed Indo-Canadian ...