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.[1]
His directorial film debut The Forgotten Woman was inspired by his work on the set of Water.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ Dilip Mehta. Contact Press Images.
- ↑ Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories. Toronto Star(22 April 2008).
- ↑ Mostly Sunny director Dilip Mehta discovers it's much hotter in the shade. The Georgia Straight(11 January 2017).