Dilip Mehta (born 1952 in New Delhi) is an Indian-born Canadian photojournalist and director. Mehta divides his time between New York City, Delhi and Toronto. His work as a photojournalist has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, National Geographic and Time. Mehta's five-year coverage of The Bhopal gas tragedy won him numerous prizes including the World Press award and Overseas Press award.

His directorial film debut The Forgotten Woman was inspired by his work on the set of Water. He directed Cooking with Stella (2009) and co-wrote the script with his sister Deepa Mehta. His 2016 documentary Mostly Sunny is a profile of Bollywood actress and former pornographic star Sunny Leone.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerStillsNotes
1996FireNoNoNoYesErotic drama film
1998EarthNoNoCreative ProducerYesPeriod romance drama
2005WaterNoNoAssociate ProducerNoDrama film
2008The Forgotten WomanYesNoNoNoDocumentary film
2012Midnight's ChildrenNoNo(Creative Producer) | (Executive Producer)NoBased on the novel by Salman Rushdie
2015The OfferNoNoAssociate ProducerNoShort drama
2009Cooking with StellaYesYesNoNoComedy film
2016Mostly SunnyYesYesNoNoDocumentary film

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