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{{short description|Indian film director (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Ketan Mehta (cropped).jpg
| name = Ketan Mehta
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|07|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gujarat]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| yearsactive = 1975–present
}}
'''Ketan Mehta''' (born 1952) is an Indian film director who has also directed documentaries and television serials since 1975.<ref>{{cite book |title= Cinemas of India|last=Thorval |first= Yves|year=2000 |publisher=Macmillan India|isbn= 0-333-93410-5|pages= 181–182}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Ketan Mehta’s TV series Captain Vyom to be made into five-part film|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/ketan-mehtas-tv-series-captain-vyom-to-be-made-into-five-part-film/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=EasternEye|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Born on 21 July 1952 on [[Navsari]] in [[Gujarat]], Mehta did his schooling from [[Sardar Patel Vidyalaya]], [[Delhi]] and later graduated in film direction from [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/ketan-mehta/biography/11860 |title=Biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120729154308/http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/ketan-mehta/biography/11860 |archive-date=29 July 2012 }}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:IFP 2015 Winner receiving Award.jpg|thumb|Mehta with Raja Sen and Guneet Monga handing over the award to Vijay Vellukutty at IFP Awards, 2015]]
During his career, Mehta has made ten feature films, seven documentaries and two television serials – ''[[Captain Vyom]]'' and ''[[Mr. Yogi (TV series)|Mr. Yogi]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0576559/ |title= Ketan Mehta|publisher= IMDb|access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grewal|first=Kairvy|date=2020-10-31|title=Captain Vyom — India's very own sci-fi superhero who came to life on Doordarshan|url=https://theprint.in/features/brandma/captain-vyom-indias-very-own-sci-fi-superhero-who-came-to-life-on-doordarshan/534117/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> His repertoire of themes includes comedy, satire, romance, violence and rebellion.

After graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India, Mehta joined the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] as a television producer. There, he was given almost total freedom in what to create. In an interview years later, Mehta remarked about how influential this was to his development: “It was an incredible experience. Traveling all over Gujarat, meeting people, making programs on whatever you felt like, whatever you came across. It was real, genuine experimentation with medium, with people. That experience has been vital to films that I’ve made.”<ref>Meer, Ameena http://bombsite.com/issues/29/articles/1262 Fall 1989, Retrieved 13 May 2013</ref>

Mehta's first film, ''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]'', a [[Gujarati film]], won him acclaim. His films have been selected for various international film festivals such as [[Nantes]] (France) and the Moscow Film Festival, where they have won numerous awards over the years. ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' was one of Mehta's notable efforts, and won him the Best Film Award at Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0576559/awards|title=Awards|publisher=IMDB}}</ref> It was released to 52 cinemas in the United States. Mehta has also had the honour of serving as a member of the jury in various national and international film festivals.

Mehta directed a biopic ''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'', on the life of [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]], in 1993.
His latest two films ''[[Rang Rasiya]]'', 2014 and ''[[Manjhi the Mountain Man]]'', 2015 both opened to tepid box office and universally positive critical reviews. ''Manjhi the Mountain Man'' starred [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-07-13|title=I am controversy’s child: Ketan Mehta|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-am-controversys-child-ketan-mehta/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
* [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]
** 1981: [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]: ''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]''
** 1994: [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]: ''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]''
* [[15th Moscow International Film Festival]]: Nominated Golden Prize: ''[[Mirch Masala]]''<ref name="Moscow1987">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1987 |title=15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987) |access-date=18 February 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194338/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1987 |archive-date=16 January 2013 }}</ref>
* 2010: [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (French Government)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/sudhir-mishra-ketan-mehta-felicitated-by-french-government_100397001.html|title=Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta felicitated by French government|date=16 July 2010}}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award]]
** 1993: [[Filmfare Award for Best Documentary|Best Documentary]]: ''All in the Family''
* 2010 Honoured with Life Membership of International Film And Television Club of [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]] by Sandeep Marwah
* 2015: Honoured with Global Cinema Award by Sandeep Marwah at 8th Global Film Festival Noida.
* 2015: Honoured with Standing Ovation Award by [[Siby Malayil]] at [[All Lights India International Film Festival]]

==Personal life==
He is married to actress [[Deepa Sahi]] who has acted in three of his films, '' [[Maya Memsaab]]'', ''[[Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India]]'' and ''[[Aar Ya Paar]]''. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Kahlon|first=Sukhpreet|title=25 years of Oh Darling Yeh Hai India! (1995): Irreverent, piercing film about the state of the nation|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/aug/11/26700|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Cinestaan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ketan Mehta: I must be the craziest man Deepa has met in her life - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ketan-mehta-i-must-be-the-craziest-man-deepa-has-met-in-her-life/articleshow/44948638.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>Together they founded the [[Academy|Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics]] and Maya Digital Studios. He is the nephew of Gandhian and freedom fighter, [[Usha Mehta]]. His younger brother, Dr. Yatin Mehta, is Chairman of [[Medanta]] Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Gurgaon, Haryana.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr Yatin Mehta|url=http://www.medanta.org/DoctorProfile.aspx?Key=113|work=Our Doctors|publisher=Medanta- The Medicity|access-date=6 April 2011}}</ref> His youngest brother is Dr. Nirad Mehta, Consultant Radiologist at [[Hinduja Hospital]], Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. (Lt. Col) Nirad Mehta|url=http://www.hindujahospital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=241&Itemid=33&catId=3|work=Dr Nirad Mehta|publisher=Hinduja Hospital|access-date=6 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616052638/http://www.hindujahospital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=241&Itemid=33&catId=3|archive-date=16 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-19|title=Showers, samosas and stories! Anubhav Sinha, Hansal Mehta, Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta catch up|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/showers-samosas-and-stories-anubhav-sinha-hansal-mehta-anurag-kashyap-sudhir-mishra-ketan-mehta-catch-up-23178794|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.mid-day.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Director===
{{Colbegin}}
*''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]'' (1980)
*''[[Holi (1984 film)|Holi]]'' (1984)
*''[[Mirch Masala]]'' (1985)
*''[[Mr. Yogi (TV series)|Mr. Yogi]]'' (TV series) (1988)
*''[[Hero Hiralal]]'' (1989)
*''[[Maya Memsaab]]'' (1993)
*''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'' (1993)
*''[[Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India]]'' (1995)
*''[[Aar Ya Paar]]'' (1997)
*''[[Captain Vyom]]'' (TV series) (1998)
*''[[Mangal Pandey: The Rising]]'' (2005)
*''[[Time Bomb 9/11]]'' (TV series) (2005)
*''[[Rang Rasiya]]'' (2014)
*''[[Manjhi - The Mountain Man|Manjhi: The Mountain Man]]'' (2015)
*''[[Toba Tek Singh (film)|Toba Tek Singh]]'' (2018)
{{Colend}}

===Producer===
*''[[Holi (1984 film)|Holi]]'' (1984)
*''[[Maya Memsaab]]'' (1993)
*''[[Time Bomb 9/11]]'' (TV Series) (2005)
*''[[Ramayana: The Epic]]'' (2010)
*''[[Tere Mere Phere]]'' (2011)
*''[[Rang Rasiya]]'' (2014)
*''[[Motu Patlu: King of Kings]]'' (2016)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|0576559}}

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