Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 30, 1962
Place of Birth
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Credits
19 titles
Deepa Sahi
Biography
Deepa Sahi is an Indian actress and producer, who is best known for her role as Maya in the 1993 movie "Maya Memsaab", opposite actor Farooq Sheikh. She made her directorial debut with the movie "Tere Mere Phere" in 2011. Sahi pursued her education at Indraprastha College for Women, and was a gold medalist in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics. Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong social activism a core value of the productions she was involved with. In her early film career she collaborated with noted auteur Govind Nihalani and made her debut with the 1984 film "Party". This was well received, and she subsequently acted in "Aghaat" (1985). Her thespian achievement, however, will always remain her role as the independent-minded and empowered lower-caste Punjabi woman she played in the highly acclaimed television film "Tamas" (1986).
Known For
Filmography
Manjhi: The Mountain Man
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Motu Patlu: Deep Sea Adventure
Producer
Motu Patlu
Producer
Tere Mere Phere
Director
Ramayana: The Epic
Producer
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Producer
Daughters of This Century
Champia
Aar Ya Paar
Anu Chauhan
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!
Miss India
Maya Memsaab
Maya
Trinetra
Seema
Hum
Aarti Kumar Malhotra (Kumar's wife)
Dushman
Geeta
Death of a Doctor
Hero Hiralal
Sitara Devi
Tamas
Kammo
Aghaat
Chhotelal's wife
Party
Sona Rane
During Holidays
Deepa Dixit