Deepa Mehta

One of the things that I really love about doing a film is working with actors and the whole casting process. I…

— Deepa Mehta

Even though ashrams... probably still exist in India, you don't find a child widow anymore.

— Deepa Mehta

We cannot force our self to stay longer with something,situation or with the person who we don't really like . The best…

— Deepa Mehta

When I was exposed to the history and the cultural background of why women whose husbands die, why they have to become…

— Deepa Mehta

I think it's really important not to be so judgmental and not to be so fearful. Try to have confidence in yourself.…

— Deepa Mehta

It was difficult in India to find an eight year old who could play a widow. The reason for that is that…

— Deepa Mehta

I simply can't understand the stereotyping women as film makers who make soppy family dramas. Look at Katherine Bigelow: she has directed…

— Deepa Mehta

My screenplays are very detailed. The reason they're detailed... you have to think on your feet. You have to be ready to…

— Deepa Mehta

While we're working on the script, I never see any films. I make it a point because I don't want to get…

— Deepa Mehta

I write mostly as a director. That's why my screenplays are very detailed. So I get into the images I see. I…

— Deepa Mehta

I've never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script.

— Deepa Mehta

The most interesting part of IIFA is that I get to meet filmmakers from India. I just attended a symposium on Satyajit…

— Deepa Mehta

Oh my God! Why did I leave India? I fell in love with a white man. That's what it was. It was…

— Deepa Mehta

To make a film is very difficult - it doesn't make a difference whether you are a man or a woman

— Deepa Mehta

Once the script is done, I put it aside for a month. I start thinking of all the films that have influenced…

— Deepa Mehta