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Ketan Mehta(I)

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  • Producer
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Ketan Mehta at an event for Mangal Pandey (2005)
Ketan Mehta is one of the most internationally acknowledged filmmakers from India. He has a received many National and International awards for his well-known films like 'The Rising - Ballad of Mangal Pandey', 'Mirch Masala', 'Maya Memsaab', 'Sardar', 'Holi' and 'Bhavni Bhavai'. Received Best Film on Human Rights for Bhavni Bhavai, Best Film for Mirch Masala at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Audience Choice Award at Locarno for the Ballad of Mangal Pandey.

Ketan Mehta, a graduate in Film making from India's premier film institute FTII (Film and Televsion Institute of India) has more than 25 years' experience in the film industry.

His films have been shown at film festivals across the world and he has been a jury member at many international film festivals.

He has served as a consultant on many Government of India bodies including Doordarshan, Directorate of Film Festivals and is currently a Member of the Board of Directors of NFDC (National Film Development Corporation of India). He has been a Content Producer for ISRO and been involved in their satellite project for a number of years.

He is also the President of IIFW - (Independent Indian filmmakers's worldwide) a global association of Independent film makers and the promoter of Maya Entertainment ltd, India's leading Computer Animation and Digital visual effects studio.
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Ketan Mehta in Rang Rasiya (2008)
Ketan Mehta, Deepa Sahi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Radhika Apte at an event for Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)

Known for

Smita Patil in Mirch Masala (1986)
Mirch Masala
7.7
  • Director
  • 1986
Rang Rasiya (2008)
Rang Rasiya
7.0
  • Director
  • 2008
Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)
Manjhi: The Mountain Man
8.0
  • Director
  • 2015
Bhavni Bhavai (1981)
Bhavni Bhavai
7.1
  • Director
  • 1981

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Director

  • Pankaj Kapur in Toba Tek Singh (2018)
    Toba Tek Singh
  • Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)
    Manjhi: The Mountain Man
  • Rang Rasiya (2008)
    Rang Rasiya
  • Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Ameesha Patel, and Toby Stephens in Mangal Pandey (2005)
    Mangal Pandey
  • Time Bomb
  • Kay Kay Menon in Pradhan Mantri (2001)
    Pradhan Mantri
  • Captain Vyom (1998)
    Captain Vyom
  • Jackie Shroff in Aar Ya Paar (1997)
    Aar Ya Paar
  • Shah Rukh Khan and Deepa Sahi in Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995)
    Oh Darling Yeh Hai India
  • Maya (1993)
    Maya
  • Sardar (1993)
    Sardar
  • All in the Family
  • Mr. Yogi (1989)
    Mr. Yogi
  • Pehla Kadam
  • Naseeruddin Shah in Hero Hiralal (1988)
    Hero Hiralal

Writer

  • Pankaj Kapur in Toba Tek Singh (2018)
    Toba Tek Singh
  • Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)
    Manjhi: The Mountain Man
  • Rang Rasiya (2008)
    Rang Rasiya
  • Time Bomb
  • Captain Vyom (1998)
    Captain Vyom
  • Jackie Shroff in Aar Ya Paar (1997)
    Aar Ya Paar
  • Shah Rukh Khan and Deepa Sahi in Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995)
    Oh Darling Yeh Hai India
  • Maya (1993)
    Maya
  • Naseeruddin Shah in Hero Hiralal (1988)
    Hero Hiralal
  • Smita Patil in Mirch Masala (1986)
    Mirch Masala
  • Holi (1984)
    Holi
  • Bhavni Bhavai (1981)
    Bhavni Bhavai

Producer

  • Bapu (2020)
    Bapu
  • Motu Patlu: King of Kings (2016)
    Motu Patlu: King of Kings
  • Riya Sen and Jagrat Desai in Tere Mere Phere (2011)
    Tere Mere Phere
  • Rang Rasiya (2008)
    Rang Rasiya
  • Time Bomb
  • Captain Vyom (1998)
    Captain Vyom
  • Jackie Shroff in Aar Ya Paar (1997)
    Aar Ya Paar
  • Maya (1993)
    Maya
  • Holi (1984)
    Holi
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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    • 1952
    • State of Bombay, India
    • Deepa Sahi
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    Nephew of Usha Mehta (Gujarat, India, 25 March 1920-11 August 2000, Mumbai, India), organizer of Congress Radio during the fight for India's independence and later university professor.

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