1. Deepa Sahi is an Indian actress and producer, best known for her role as Maya in the 1993 movie Maya Memsaab, opposite actor Farooq Sheikh.
10 Facts About Deepa Sahi
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Deepa Sahi made her directorial debut with the movie Tere Mere Phere in 2011.
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Deepa Sahi, an ethnic Punjabi, was born in Dehradun in an Army background and is the youngest sibling in her family.
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Deepa Sahi had an elder sister who died at the age of 18.
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Deepa Sahi later joined the NSD with the aim of becoming a director.
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Deepa Sahi decided to direct her first film in the early days of her career but the film, Nana Karte Pyaar which was supposed to star Nana Patekar and Hema Malini failed to take off due to a recession.
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Deepa Sahi is married to film director Ketan Mehta, who is the nephew of freedom fighter Usha Mehta.
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An alumnus of NSD, Delhi, Deepa Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong social activism a core value of the productions she was involved with.
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Deepa Sahi was the CEO of Maya Entertainment from 2000 to 2002 and was responsible for the long-term strategy of the company; she made many entries into other animation avenues such as MAAC, etc.
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Deepa Sahi made her directorial debut with the 2011 film Tere Mere Phere.