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{{Short description|Indian film editor}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Deepa Bhatia
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = India
| occupation = Editor, director
| spouse = [[Amole Gupte]]
| children = [[Partho Gupte]]
}}

'''Deepa Bhatia''' is a [[Bollywood]] [[film editor]], producer and director based in Mumbai. She is known for editing commercially successful films like [[Taare Zameen Par|''Tare Zameen Par'']], [[My Name Is Khan|''My Name is Khan'']], [[Rock On!!|''Rock On'']], [[Kai Po Che!|''Kai Po Che'']], ''[[Student of the Year]]'' and [[Raees (2017 film)|''Raees'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jnaf.org/artist/deepa-bhatia/|title=Deepa Bhatia – JNAF|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> Furthermore, she has also edited [[Kedarnath (film)|''Kedarnath'']], [[Drive (2019 film)|''Drive'']] and the much talked about biopic on [[Sachin Tendulkar]], ''[[Sachin: A Billion Dreams]]''.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/deepa-bhatia/|title=Deepa Bhatia on her cutting (edge) career (and how it came together)|date=2011-06-07|website=The Times of India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>

Deepa believes that editing is making something the best it can be.<ref>{{Citation|title=Inside an Editor's Studio {{!}} Deepa Bhatia {{!}} Cheat Sheet|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYvoj9ImT2k|language=en|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> In her own words, "A movie is written thrice. Once, when it is written, the second, when it is directed, and the third, when it is edited. It is unfortunate that editors don't get their due. It frustrates me when people think cutting is editing."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/money-and-careers/A-cut-above/article16366640.ece|title=A cut above|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=2010-04-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In 2010, [[UTV World Movies]] chose her as the personality of the month to pick four movies of her choice from the channel's collection. The movies she picked were ''[[Machuca]]'', ''[[Cousin Cousine]]'', [[Twin Sisters (2002 film)|''Twin Sisters'']] and ''[[8 Women]]''.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Deepa started her career by assisting directors before venturing into full-time into post-production. She has over 20 years of experience as an editor and has worked with directors like [[Govind Nihalani]] ([[Dev (2004 film)|''Dev'']], ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]'', ''[[Deham]]'') and [[Jahnu Barua]] ([[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara|''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara'']], [[Har Pal|''Har Pall'']]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magiclanternmovies.in/director/204|title=Magic Lantern Movies LLP|website=magiclanternmovies.in|access-date=2019-11-23|archive-date=23 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123081208/http://magiclanternmovies.in/director/204|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her editing work on films like ''[[Kai Po Che!|Kai Po Che]]'' and ''[[Rock On!!|Rock On]]'' has been one of her most noteworthy projects and has bagged her awards like the [[Star Screen Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2018/03/23/listicle-women-editors-indian-cinema/|title=5 Women Editors in Indian Cinema We Should Know About|last=Jani|first=Shruti|date=2018-03-23|website=Feminism in India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>

Apart from her career as a film editor in [[Bollywood]], she has also directed and produced a critically acclaimed documentary titled ''Nero’s Guests: The Age of Inequality'' about farmer suicides in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Citation|last=oberon.nl|first=Oberon Amsterdam|title=Nero's Guests {{!}} IDFA|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/e9265992-0425-4592-acca-29d2ba61010b/neros-guests|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> The documentary won two awards at [[Mumbai International Film Festival]] (MIFF).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_MIRRORNEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=PMIR/2010/02/21&ID=Ar02101|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112222/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_MIRRORNEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=PMIR/2010/02/21&ID=Ar02101|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2017|title=EDITOR'S CUT|website=epaper.timesofindia.com|access-date=2017-09-26}}</ref> It took Deepa 5 years to direct and a year to edit this challenging documentary.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

== Personal life ==
Deepa is married to screenwriter, [[Amole Gupte]] and they have a son [[Partho Gupte]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-roast-of-patriarchy-2274771|title=Roast of Patriarchy {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-11-19|work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=2017-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref> She is an alumna of [[Sophia Polytechnic]].<ref name="The Indian Express">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/film-editor-deepa-bhatia-to-turn-director/|title=Film editor Deepa Bhatia to turn director|date=2014-08-22|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-11-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sachin-billion-dreams-you-dont-have-be-cricket-fan-love-biopic-62635|title='Sachin: A Billion Dreams': You don't have to be a cricket fan to love the biopic|date=2017-05-26|work=The News Minute|access-date=2017-11-25}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Editor ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Movie
!Notes
|-
|1998
|''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]''
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Thakshak]]''
|
|-
|2004
|[[Dev (2004 film)|''Dev'']]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]''
|
|-
|[[The Hangman (2005 film)|''The Hangman'']]
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Taare Zameen Par]]''
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Rock On!!]]''
|
|-
|2010
|''[[My Name Is Khan]]''
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Stanley Ka Dabba]]''
|Producer
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
|''[[Ferrari Ki Sawaari]]''
|
|-
|''[[Student of the Year]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Kai Po Che!]]''
|
|-
|[[Bombay Talkies (film)|''Bombay Talkies'']]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
|''[[Hawaa Hawaai]]''
|
|-
|''Placebo'' (Documentary)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/761379/documentary-placebo-offers-a-dose-of-student-life-and-it-isnt-easy-to-swallow|title=Documentary 'Placebo' offers a dose of student life, and it isn't easy to swallow|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Consulting Editor
|-
|''[[Ungli]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Zubaan]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/zubaan-busan-review-828846|title='Zubaan': Busan Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-09-26|language=en}}</ref>
|
|-
|''[[Fitoor]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|[[Raees (2017 film)|''Raees'']]
|
|-
|''[[Sachin: A Billion Dreams]]''
|
|-
|[[Daddy (2017 film)|''Daddy'']]
|
|-
|2018
|[[Kedarnath (film)|''Kedarnath'']]
|
|-
|2019
|[[Drive (2019 film)|''Drive'']]
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Skater Girl]]''
|
|-
|}

===Director===
* ''Nero's Guests: The Age of Inequality'' (Documentary)<ref name=":0" />

==Awards==
'''[[Star Screen Awards]]'''
* '''Won''': [[Star Screen Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] – ''[[Rock On!!]]''
* '''Won''': [[John Abraham National Award for Best Documentary in SIGNS 2011]] – Nero's Guests
* '''Won''': [[Star Screen Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] – ''[[Kai Po Che!]]''

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0080289|Deepa Bhatia}}
* Vij, Gauri. "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080407235243/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008020350030200.htm&date=2008%2F02%2F03%2F&prd=mag& A leap of faith]}}" ''[[The Hindu]]'', 3 February 2008.

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