Deepa Mehta

...'Midnight's Children' By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai, Aug 23 : After 11 years, Canada-based director Deepa Mehta is set to bring feisty actresses Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das together again for a screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's award...

In this article: Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie, Water, Shabana Azmi, Akshay Kumar, Seema Biswas, Nandita Das, and Fire

...Azmi and Nandita Das created a stir of echoes as a lesbian couple in Deepa Mehta's Fire. 12 years later Deepa is all set to bring the fiery feisty duo together again...this time for a screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's mythic Booker...

In this article: Salman Rushdie, Water, Midnight's Children, Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Fire, Akshay Kumar, and Seema Biswas

...history of India from Independence until end of emergency in 1977. Well-known actors Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, who had acted in Mehta's earlier critically acclaimed but controversial movies including 'Fire' and 'Earth', will have major...

In this article: Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children, Earth, Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Fire, India, and New York

...of CFSI New Delhi, Jul 31 : Award winning actress and independent filmmaker Nandita Das, critically acclaimed for her performances in Deepa Mehta's 'Fire' and 'Earth' and Jagmohan Mundhra's 'Bawandar' and lauded for her brilliant...

In this article: Nandita Das, Earth, Fire, India, Bengal tiger, Shahana Goswami, AIDS, Kara Film Festival, and International Thessaloniki Film Festival

...to play important roles in Midnight's Children. "I have been aware of the project for a while now and Deepa had recently gotten in touch with me about playing Padma in Midnight's children. I am looking forward to working with Deepa again and...

In this article: Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie, Nandita Das, Celluloid, India, Oscars, The Satanic Verses, Shabana Azmi, and Indira Gandhi

...save his family from ruin, he discovers that finding her in a hurry is tough. Deepa Mehta's "Heaven on Earth" had its world premiere at the festival last year. Anees Bazmee's hit "Singh is Kinng" and Nandita Das's directorial debut "Firaaq"...

In this article: Toronto, Revenue, Toronto International Film Festival, Yash Raj Films, Dalip Tahil, and Ashutosh Gowariker

...anybody and that's what 'Videsh' is all about," said Mehta. The director has also incorporated some elements from Girish Karnad's play "Nagamandala" into her film. Mehta, who discovered Nandita Das while looking for a female lead in...

In this article: Priety Zinta, Heaven on Earth, Fire, Akshay Kumar, India, Girish Karnad, Nandita Das, Earth, and Water

Fire (1996 film) Fire () is a 1996 film directed and written by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. It is the first of Mehta's "Elements" trilogy. It is followed by ''Earth '' (1998) and ''Water '' (2005). The film is...

In this article: Fire, Shiv Sena, Ashok Row Kavi, Radha, India, Dilip Kumar, Hinduism, and Ideology

...in 1996 as part of a TV movie titled Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father. Mehta is best known for her Elements Trilogy, all of which were set in India. Some notable actors that have worked in this trilogy are Aamir Khan, Seema Biswas,...

In this article: Fire, Water, India, Earth, Academy Award, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ideology, and Genie Award