Deepa Mehta

Her films have not just graced the world’s biggest film festivals but have also started a dialogue on women’s rights. If Water made it to Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Fire spoke volumes about patriarchy. Meet Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta who is determined to bring stories to the big screen that matter.

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Also Read: Rolling green hills, grassy knolls, paranomic views and a unique culture – that’s what makes Meghalaya’s Kongthong a picturesque village. And now this beautiful village has found itself in the race to win United Nations World Tourism Organisation ‘Best Tourism Village’ tag. That’s not all: Konthong has a unique tradition of referring to every resident with a tune, thus making it a whistling village.

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Deepa Mehta: The Indo-Canadian filmmaker who is challenging stereotypes and traditions