Dilip Mehta

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]

Dilip Mehta
Born1952 (age 70–71)
New Delhi, India
Occupations
  • Director
  • photojournalist
Notable workMostly Sunny
RelativesDeepa Mehta (sister)

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

Films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Stills Notes
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
  1. "Dilip Mehta". Contact Press Images. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. Walker, Susan (22 April 2008). "Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. 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.
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