Ketan Mehta
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Years active | 1975–present |
Spouse | Deepa Sahi |
Relatives | Usha Mehta (aunt) |
Ketan Mehta (born 21 July 1952) is an Indian film director who has also directed documentaries and television serials since 1975.[1][2]
Early life and education
Born on 21 July 1952 in Navsari in Gujarat, Mehta did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and later graduated in film direction from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.[3]
Career
During his career, Mehta has made ten feature films, seven documentaries and two television serials – Captain Vyom and Mr. Yogi.[4][5] His repertoire of themes includes comedy, satire, romance, violence and rebellion.
After graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India, Mehta joined the
Mehta's first film,
Mehta directed a biopic
Awards and recognition
- National Film Award
- 15th Moscow International Film Festival: Nominated Golden Prize: Mirch Masala[9]
- 2010: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (French Government)[10]
- Filmfare Award
- 1993: Best Documentary: All in the Family
- 2010 Honoured with Life Membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Televisionby Sandeep Marwah
- 2015: Honoured with Global Cinema Award by Sandeep Marwah at 8th Global Film Festival Noida.
- 2015: Honoured with Standing Ovation Award by Siby Malayil at All Lights India International Film Festival
Personal life
He is married to actress
Filmography
Director
- Bhavni Bhavai (1980)
- Holi (1984)
- Mirch Masala (1985)
- Mr. Yogi (TV series) (1988)
- Hero Hiralal (1989)
- Maya Memsaab (1993)
- Sardar (1993)
- Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India(1995)
- Aar Ya Paar (1997)
- Captain Vyom (TV series) (1998)
- Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)
- Time Bomb 9/11 (TV series) (2005)
- Rang Rasiya (2014)
- Manjhi: The Mountain Man(2015)
- Toba Tek Singh (2018)
- Freedom Radio (2022)
Producer
- Holi (1984)
- Maya Memsaab (1993)
- Time Bomb 9/11 (TV Series) (2005)
- Ramayana: The Epic (2010)
- Tere Mere Phere (2011)
- Rang Rasiya (2014)
- Motu Patlu: King of Kings (2016)
References
- ISBN 0-333-93410-5.
- ^ "Ketan Mehta's TV series Captain Vyom to be made into five-part film". EasternEye. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Ketan Mehta". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Grewal, Kairvy (31 October 2020). "Captain Vyom — India's very own sci-fi superhero who came to life on Doordarshan". ThePrint. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Meer, Ameena http://bombsite.com/issues/29/articles/1262 Archived 14 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Fall 1989, Retrieved 13 May 2013
- ^ "Awards". IMDB.
- ^ "I am controversy's child: Ketan Mehta". The Indian Express. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta felicitated by French government". 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "25 years of Oh Darling Yeh Hai India! (1995): Irreverent, piercing film about the state of the nation". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Ketan Mehta: I must be the craziest man Deepa has met in her life - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Dr Yatin Mehta". Our Doctors. Medanta- The Medicity. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Dr. (Lt. Col) Nirad Mehta". Dr Nirad Mehta. Hinduja Hospital. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Showers, samosas and stories! Anubhav Sinha, Hansal Mehta, Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta catch up". www.mid-day.com. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links
- Ketan Mehta at IMDb