Dilip Mehta
Dilip Mehta | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) New Delhi, India |
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| Notable work | Mostly Sunny |
| Relatives | Deepa Mehta (sister) |
Dilip Mehta (born 1952 in New Delhi) is an Indian-born Canadian photojournalist and director. Mehta divides his time between New York City, Delhi and Toronto. His work as a photojournalist has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, National Geographic and Time. Mehta's five-year coverage of The Bhopal gas tragedy won him numerous prizes including the World Press award and Overseas Press award.[1]
His directorial film debut The Forgotten Woman was inspired by his work on the set of Water.[2] He directed Cooking with Stella (2009) and co-wrote the script with his sister Deepa Mehta. His 2016 documentary Mostly Sunny is a profile of Bollywood actress and former pornographic star Sunny Leone.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Stills | Notes |
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| 1996 | Fire | No | No | No | Yes | Erotic drama film |
| 1998 | Earth | No | No | Creative Producer | Yes | Period romance drama |
| 2005 | Water | No | No | Associate Producer | No | Drama film |
| 2008 | The Forgotten Woman | Yes | No | No | No | Documentary film |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | No | No | (Creative Producer) | (Executive Producer) | No | Based on the novel by Salman Rushdie |
| 2015 | The Offer | No | No | Associate Producer | No | Short drama |
| 2009 | Cooking with Stella | Yes | Yes | No | No | Comedy film |
| 2016 | Mostly Sunny | Yes | Yes | No | No | Documentary film |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dilip Mehta". Contact Press Images. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Walker, Susan (22 April 2008). "Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Mack, Adrian (11 January 2017). "Mostly Sunny director Dilip Mehta discovers it's much hotter in the shade". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Dilip Mehta at IMDb
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