දීපා මේහ්තා
Deepa Mehta | |
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.jpg) Deepa Mehta in 2005 | |
| උපත | 1 ජනවාරි 1950 |
| ජාතිකත්වය | Canadian |
| රැකියාව | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| සක්රීය වසර | 1976–present |
| ප්රසිද්ධව ඇත්තේ | Elements Trilogy |
| කලත්රයා(යන්) | Paul Saltzman (වි. 1973; දි. 1983) David Hamilton (– present) |
| දරුවන් | Devyani Saltzman (daughter) |
| ඥාතීන් | Dilip Mehta (brother) |
Deepa Mehta, OC OOnt ([d̪iːpa ˈmeːɦt̪a] born 1 January 1950) is an Indo-Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005).
Earth was submitted 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 third non-French-language Canadian film submitted in that category after Attila Bertalan's 1990 invented-language film A Bullet to the Head and Zacharias Kunuk's 2001 Inuktitut-language feature Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner.
She co-founded Hamilton-Mehta Productions, with her husband, producer David Hamilton in 1996. She was awarded a Genie Award in 2003 for the screenplay of Bollywood/Hollywood.[1] In May 2012, Mehta received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.[2]
Early life
සංස්කරණයMehta was born in Amritsar, Punjab[3] though her family moved to New Delhi while she was still a child, and her father worked as a film distributor. Subsequently, Mehta attended Welham Girls High School, boarding school in Dehradun on the foothills of Himalayas.[4] She graduated from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi with a degree in Philosophy.[5]
Career
සංස්කරණයAfter graduating Mehta began working for a production company that made documentary and educational films for the Indian government.[6] During the production of her first feature-length documentary focusing on the working life of a child bride,[6] she met and married Canadian documentary filmmaker Paul Saltzman, who was in India making a film. She migrated to Toronto to live with her husband in 1973.[7]
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.[6] Additionally, Mehta directed several episodes of the Saltzman produced CBC drama Danger Bay (1984–90).[7]
Mehta also directed the documentaries At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch (1975)[6] 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.[6]
In 1991 she made her feature-film directorial debut with Sam & Me (starring Om Puri), a story of the relationship between a young Indian boy and an elderly Jewish gentleman in the Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale. It broke the record at the time for the highest-budgeted film directed by a woman in Canada at $11 million.[7] It won Honorable Mention in the Camera d'Or category of the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Mehta followed this with her film Camilla starring Bridget Fonda and Jessica Tandy in 1994. In 2002, she directed Bollywood/Hollywood, for which she won the Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay.[1]
Mehta directed two episodes of George Lucas' television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.[8] 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 The Republic of Love (2003) and Heaven on Earth (2008) which deals with domestic violence and has Preity Zinta playing the female lead. It premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.[9] Also in 2008 Mehta produced the documentary The Forgotten Woman, directed by her brother Dilip.[7]
In 2015, Mehta wrote and directed the crime thriller Beeba Boys (2015), a film starring Randeep Hooda as Jeet Johar, a proud observant Sikh and a ruthless gangster. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[10]
On 29 October 2020, Telefilm Canada announced that Metha's film Funny Boy (2020) would represent Canada in the Academy Awards race for best international feature film.[11]
Elements trilogy
සංස්කරණයMehta is best known for her Elements Trilogy — Fire (1996), Earth (1998) (released in India as 1947: Earth), and Water (2005) — which won her much critical acclaim.[12] Some notable actors who have worked in this trilogy are Aamir Khan, Seema Biswas, Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, John Abraham, Rahul Khanna, Lisa Ray, and Nandita Das. These films are also notable for Mehta's collaborative work with author Bapsi Sidhwa. Sidhwa's novel Cracking India (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 Water: A 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.[13] Internationally, the film was critically acclaimed and would go on to win the Most Popular Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.[7] 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.[6]
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.[6]
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.[13] 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,[13] four years later the movie was made in Sri Lanka.[14] Water opened the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006.[15]
Midnight's Children
සංස්කරණයMehta collaborated on the screenplay for Midnight's Children with the novel's author, Salman Rushdie.[16][17][18] Indian American actor Satya Bhabha played the role of Saleem Sinai[19] while other roles were played by Shriya Saran, Seema Biswas, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Siddharth Narayan, Rahul Bose, Soha Ali Khan,[20] Shahana Goswami[21] and Darsheel Safary.[22]
The film was released on 9 September 2012 at Toronto International Film Festival[23] and would be nominated for Best Motion Picture along with 7 other nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards.[7]
Themes
සංස්කරණයMany 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".[24] 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.[13] 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.[13]
Personal life
සංස්කරණයIn Canada she met and married filmmaker Paul Saltzman whom she divorced in 1983. The couple have a daughter, Devyani Saltzman, an acclaimed author, curator and cultural critic.
Mehta is currently married to producer David Hamilton.[25] Her brother, Dilip Mehta, is a photojournalist and film director. He directed Cooking with Stella, which he co-wrote with Deepa.[5]
Mehta participated in a TV PSA for the charity Artists Against Racism, and is a member of the organization.[26]
Filmography
සංස්කරණය| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | Documentary short film |
| 1986 | K.Y.T.E.S: How We Dream Ourselves | ඔව් | නැත | ඔව් | Documentary film |
| 1988 | Martha, Ruth and Edie | ඔව් | නැත | ඔව් | Directorial debut |
| 1991 | Sam & Me | ඔව් | නැත | ඔව් | |
| 1994 | Camilla | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | |
| 1996 | Fire | ඔව් | ඔව් | ඔව් | |
| 1998 | Earth | ඔව් | ඔව් | ඔව් | |
| 2002 | Bollywood/Hollywood | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | Also executive music producer |
| 2003 | The Republic of Love | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | |
| 2005 | Water | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | Also development consultant |
| 2006 | Let's Talk About It | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | Documentary film; direct-to-video |
| 2008 | The Forgotten Woman | නැත | ඔව් | Executive | Documentary film |
| Heaven on Earth | ඔව් | ඔව් | Executive | ||
| 2009 | Cooking with Stella | නැත | ඔව් | Executive | |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | ඔව් | ඔව් | Executive | Based on the novel by Salman Rushdie[16] |
| 2015 | Beeba Boys | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | [27] |
| 2016 | Mostly Sunny | නැත | ඔව් | නැත | Documentary film |
| Anatomy of Violence | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | ||
| Fantassút | නැත | නැත | ඔව් | Documentary short film | |
| The Big Crunch | නැත | නැත | Associate | Short film | |
| 2020 | Violation | නැත | නැත | Executive | |
| 2020 | Funny Boy | ඔව් | ඔව් | නැත | Adaptation of the novel by Shyam Selvadurai |
TV and web series
සංස්කරණය| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Executive producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Danger Bay | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | 4 episodes |
| 1993–1996 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Leila | 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 | Little America | ඔව් | නැත | නැත | Episode "The Manager" |
As actress
සංස්කරණය| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | For the Record | Ranjeet Singh | TV Series (episode "Reasonable Force") |
| 1990 | Jurm | Cameo | |
| Aashiqui | Cameo | ||
| 2005 | Water | Special Appearance |
Awards
සංස්කරණය| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Toronto International Film Festival | Best Canadian Feature Film | Anatomy of Violence | නිර්දේශිත |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike – Best Film | නිර්දේශිත | ||
| Washington DC South Asian Film Festival | Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema | දිනාගති | ||
| 2015 | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Clyde Gilmour Award | දිනාගති | |
| Toronto International Film Festival | Best Canadian Feature Film | Beeba Boys | නිර්දේශිත | |
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Awards | Achievement in Direction | Midnight's Children | නිර්දේශිත |
| Directors Guild of Canada | DGC Team Award – Feature Film | දිනාගති | ||
| 2012 | London Film Festival | Best Film | නිර්දේශිත | |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike – Best Film | නිර්දේශිත | ||
| 2009 | Directors Guild of Canada | DGC Team Award – Feature Film | Heaven on Earth | නිර්දේශිත |
| Genie Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | නිර්දේශිත | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director – Canadian Film | නිර්දේශිත | ||
| 2008 | Dubai International Film Festival | Muhr AsiaAfrica Award: Best Scriptwriter – Feature | දිනාගති | |
| Muhr AsiaAfrica Award: Best Film – Feature | නිර්දේශිත | |||
| 2007 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Silver Ribbon – Best Non-European Director | Water | නිර්දේශිත |
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | නිර්දේශිත | ||
| Awards of the International Indian Film Academy | Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema | දිනාගති | ||
| 2006 | Genie Awards | Best Achievement in Direction | Water | නිර්දේශිත |
| Oslo Films from the South Festival | Silver Mirror Award – Best Feature | දිනාගති | ||
| New York Film Critics | Humanitarian Award | දිනාගති | ||
| San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival | Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature | දිනාගති | ||
| Taormina International Film Festival | Arte Award | දිනාගති | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director – Canadian Film | දිනාගති | ||
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Foreign Movie by or About Women | දිනාගති | ||
| 2005 | Toronto Female Eye Film Festival | Honorary Director Award | දිනාගති | |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | Youth Jury Award | Water | දිනාගති | |
| Golden Spike | නිර්දේශිත | |||
| 2003 | Directors Guild of Canada | DGC Team Award – Feature Film | Bollywood/Hollywood | දිනාගති |
| Genie Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | දිනාගති | ||
| Newport International Film Festival | Student Jury Award | දිනාගති | ||
| Sarasota Film Festival | Audience Award – Best Comedy | දිනාගති | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director – Canadian Film | නිර්දේශිත | ||
| 1997 | Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Fire | දිනාගති |
| L.A. Outfest | Outstanding Narrative Feature | දිනාගති | ||
| Verona Love Screens Film Festival | Best Film | දිනාගති | ||
| 1996 | Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival | Special Prize of the Jury | දිනාගති | |
| International Independent Award | නිර්දේශිත | |||
| Vancouver International Film Festival | Most Popular Canadian Film | දිනාගති | ||
| 1976 | Chicago International Film Festival | 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:
- Doctor of Laws, University of Victoria, 2009[28]
- Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, 2012[29]
- Doctor of Laws, Mount Allison University, 2013[30]
- Doctor of Letters, Concordia University, 2013[31]
- Member of the Order of Ontario, 2013[32]
- Officer of the Order of Canada, 2013[33]
See also
සංස්කරණයReferences
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- ^ Dreaming of Midnight's Children
- ^ Irrfan moves from Mira Nair to Deepa Mehta සංරක්ෂණය කළ පිටපත 4 මාර්තු 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Nolen, Stephanie (15 මැයි 2011). "Mehta at midnight". Globe and Mail. සම්ප්රවේශය 17 මැයි 2011.
- ^ Stojanova, Christina (2010). The Gendered Screen: Canadian Women Filmmakers. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. pp. 217–232.
- ^ "Deepa Mehta is rightly being celebrated". Rediff.com. 23 පෙබරවාරි 2007. සම්ප්රවේශය 4 ජනවාරි 2010.
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- ^ "Randeep Hooda plays gangster in Deepa Mehta's next".
- ^ "Honorary Degrees For Leaders in Arts, Business And Law". Communications.uvic.ca. 5 නොවැම්බර් 2009. සම්ප්රවේශය 3 මාර්තු 2011.
- ^ "Rush wins Governor General's Award". CBC News. 6 මාර්තු 2012. සම්ප්රවේශය 6 මාර්තු 2012.
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- ^ "Appointments to the Order of Canada". 28 ජූනි 2013. සම්ප්රවේශය 29 ජූනි 2013.
- Beard, William; Jerry White (2002). "Deepa Mehta as Transnational Filmmaker". North of everything: English-Canadian cinema since 1980. University of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-88864-390-2.
- Levitin, Jacqueline; Judith Plessis; Valerie Raoul (2003). "25 An Introduction to Deepa Mehta: Making Films in Canada and India". Women Filmmakers: Refocusing. UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-0903-0.
External links
සංස්කරණය
- 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, National Film Board of Canada website
- Deepa Mehta speaks with WSWS 15 May 2006 with Richard Phillips on the World Socialist Web Site