Ketan Mehta
Ketan Mehta (born 1952) is an Indian film director, who has also directed documentaries and television serials.[1]
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[edit] Early life and education
Born in Navsari in Gujarat, Ketan Mehta did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and later graduated in film direction from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.[2]
[edit] Career
During his career he has made 10 feature films, seven documentaries and 2 television serials- Captain Vyom & Mr. Yogi (TV series) to his credit.[3] His repertoire of themes include comedy, satire, romance, violence and rebellion.
Ketan Mehta's very first film Bhavni Bhavai,a Gujarati film, won him acclaim. His movies have been selected for various international film festivals such as Nantes (France) and the Moscow Film Festival, where his movies have won numerous awards over the years. Mirch Masala was one of Ketan Mehta's notable efforts which won him the Best Film Award at Hawaii.[4] It was released to 52 cinemas in the United States. Ketan Mehta has also had the honour of serving as a member of the Jury in various national and international film festivals.
He did a biopic Sardar, on the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
[edit] Awards and recognition
- 2010: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (French Government)[5]
- Filmfare Award
- 1993: Best Documentary: All in the Family
- 2010 Honored with Life Membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television by Sandeep Marwah
[edit] Personal life
He is married to actress Deepa Sahi who has acted in few of his films, Maya Memsaab and Aar Ya Paar, and along with whom, he promotes, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics. He is the nephew of Gandhian and freedom fighter, Usha Mehta.His younger brother, Dr. Yatin Mehta, is a Chairman - Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana[6] . His youngest brother is Dr. Nirad Mehta, Consultant Radiologist at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai[7] .
[edit] Filmography[3]
- Bhavni Bhavai (1980)
- Holi (1984)
- Mirch Masala (1985)
- Hero Hiralal (1988)
- Maya Memsaab (1992)
- Sardar (1993)
- Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India (1995)
- Aar Ya paar (1997)
- Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)
- Rang Rasiya (2008)
- "Tere Mere Phere" (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ Thorval, Yves (2000). Cinemas of India. Macmillan India. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0333934105.
- ^ "Biography". http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/ketan-mehta/biography/11860.
- ^ a b "Ketan Mehta". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0576559/. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Awards". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0576559/awards.
- ^ "Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta felicitated by French government". July 16, 2010. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/sudhir-mishra-ketan-mehta-felicitated-by-french-government_100397001.html.
- ^ "Dr Yatin Mehta". Our Doctors. Medanta- The Medicity. http://www.medanta.org/DoctorProfile.aspx?Key=113. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Dr. (Lt. Col) Nirad Mehta". Dr Nirad Mehta. Hinduja Hospital. http://www.hindujahospital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=241&Itemid=33&catId=3. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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