Deepa Mehta
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Dear Jane Campion, What got into you?
Subhash •Subhash K Jha in an open letter to the director of ‘The Power of the Dog’, questions: Where are the female filmmakers of enduring repute in America and Britain?
Deepa Mehta opens up on the long-awaited release of Funny Boy in Sri Lanka: 'It's coming home'
Subhash •As Funny Boy releases in Sri Lanka, Deepa Mehta opens up on film, its casting controversy, and her upcoming projects
Tracing Satyajit Ray's influence on Hindi cinema; Netflix anthology on auteur's short stories is only a drop in the ocean
Kusumita Das •A new Hindi anthology series aims to bring Satyajit Ray's legacy to the Netflix generation. Will this be our version of the 21st century retelling of Sherlock Holmes?
Funny Boy: Ahead of Deepa Mehta's film release, all you need to know about the casting controversy
Fp Staff •Deepa Mehta has responded to the criticism following online petitions from the Tamil diaspora for not having enough Tamil actors in her film Funny Boy's leading roles
Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy selected as Canada's international film entry to Oscars 2021
Trendingdesk •Deepa Mehta, who has scored her second Academy Award nomination with Funny Boy, says the film holds up the "flag of inclusion, in a world tethering towards an abyss of the great divide."
Ava DuVernay's ARRAY acquires Deepa Mehta's coming-of-age feature Funny Boy
Fp Staff •In a joint statement, Ava DuVernay and ARRAY President Tilane Jones hailed Funny Boy as a "cinematic gem".
Shiva Keshavan appointed chief coach, high performance director of national luge team
•In a letter addressed to the Arjuna awardee, the federation informed Keshavan of its decision to appoint him for the twin role while acknowledging his achievements representing India in the past 22 years.
Lisa Ray opens up on her role in Four More Shots Please! Season 2 and how her best work is with female directors
Shreemayee Das •Lisa Ray plays Samara — a Bollywood star, battling bipolar disorder, who is also in a same-sex relationship with her trainer Umang — in Four More Shots Please! Season 2.
Leila and the world of Aryavarta: The future is here and now, and it is scary as hell
Anna Mm Vetticad •The universality of Leila comes from several particulars it has drawn from reality.
Dia Mirza in Kaafir, Huma Qureshi in Leila: How digital shows have given actresses a fair chance
Archita Kashyap •From Dia Mirza in Kaafir to Tisca Chopra in Hostages to Soni Razdan in Yours Truly, streaming services have opened new avenues for seasoned actresses.