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Deepa
Deepa or Dipa (Hindi : दीपा) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "lamp" and "light". Notable people named Deepa * Deepa Bhaskar, Indian actress * Deepa Bhatia, Indian film editor * Deepa Chari, Indian actress and model * Deepa Dasmunsi (born 1960), Indian politician and member of the 15th Lok Sabha * Deepa Fernandes, Indian-American journalist and radio host * Deepa Gahlot, Indian critic and writer * Deepa Jayakumar (born 1974), Indian politician * Deepa Kaul (born 1944), Indian politician and social worker * Deepa Malik (born 1970), Indian athlete * Deepa Marathe (born 1972), Indian cricketer * Deepa Mehta (born 1950), Canadian-Indian director and screenwriter * Deepa Miriam (born 1981), Indian singer * Deepa M. Ollapally, American political scientist * Deepa Shree Niraula (born 1975), Nepalese actress * Deepa Parab (born 1981), Indian actress and entertainer * Deepa Sahi (born 1965), Indian actress and producer * Deepa Sannidhi (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta, (; born 1 January 1950) is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996 film), ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth (1998 film), Earth'' (1998), and ''Water (2005 film), Water'' (2005). ''Earth'' was submitted by List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, India as its official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and ''Water'' was Canada's official entry for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, making it only the third non-French-language Canadian film submitted in that category after Attila Bertalan's 1990 invented-language film ''A Bullet in the Head (1990 film), A Bullet to the Head'' and Zacharias Kunuk's 2001 Inuktitut-language feature ''Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner''. She co-founded Hamilton-Mehta Productions, with her husband, producer David Hamilton (Canadian producer), David Hamilton in 1996. She was awarded a Genie Award in 2003 for the scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Malik
Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian athlete. She started her career at the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put. She also won gold in the F-53/54 Javelin event at the para athletic Grand Prix held in Dubai in 2018. She is currently the world number one in the F-53 category. She has won accolades for her participation in various adventure sports. She is associated with Himalayan Motorsports Association (H.M.A.) and Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (F.M.S.C.I.). She has undertaken an 8-day, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to . It was – Raid De Himalaya. This journey covers many difficult paths including remote Himalayas, Leh, Shimla and Jammu. She is a member of the working group in the formulation 12th five-year plan (2012–2017) on sports and physical education as nominated by the Planning Commission HRD Division on beh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Jayakumar
Deepa Jayakumar (born 10 November 1974), also known as J. Deepa, is a former politician and journalist. Personal life Deepa was born on 10 November 1974Jayalalithaa Was My Aunt. She Named Me. NDTV news to Jayakumar (elder brother of J. Jayalalithaa, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) and Vijayalakshmi. She was schooled in Adharsh Vidyalaya, Chennai. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Madras. She pursued her master's degree in journalism and mass communication in Madurai Kamarajar University. Later, she worked as a sub-editor in the New Indian Express and then went to the UK in 2010. She completed an M.A. in Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Sannidhi
Deepa Sannidhi (born Rahasya) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film ''Saarathi''. Personal life Rahasya was born in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and is an alumna of St. Aloysius College in Mangalore. Career Deepa Sannidhi was in her first year in architectural engineering when she received a film offer for ''Saarathi'', and dropped out of college to pursue a career in films. She also has some prior experience in modelling and has completed a one-year course in jewellery designing. During her acting career, Deepa simultaneously pursued a degree in English Literature through Distant Education. She took part in the audition tests conducted by the ''Saarathi'' film team and was selected to play its lead role after undergoing two rounds of tests. While shooting for ''Saarathi'', she signed her second film '' Paramathma'' directed by Yogaraj Bhat, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa M
Deepa or Dipa (Hindi : दीपा) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "lamp" and "light". Notable people named Deepa * Deepa Bhaskar, Indian actress * Deepa Bhatia, Indian film editor * Deepa Chari, Indian actress and model * Deepa Dasmunsi (born 1960), Indian politician and member of the 15th Lok Sabha * Deepa Fernandes, Indian-American journalist and radio host * Deepa Gahlot, Indian critic and writer * Deepa Jayakumar (born 1974), Indian politician * Deepa Kaul (born 1944), Indian politician and social worker * Deepa Malik (born 1970), Indian athlete * Deepa Marathe (born 1972), Indian cricketer * Deepa Mehta (born 1950), Canadian-Indian director and screenwriter * Deepa Miriam (born 1981), Indian singer * Deepa M. Ollapally, American political scientist * Deepa Shree Niraula (born 1975), Nepalese actress * Deepa Parab (born 1981), Indian actress and entertainer * Deepa Sahi (born 1965), Indian actress and producer * Deepa Sannidhi (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Sahi
Deepa Sahi (born 30 November 1962) is an Indian actress and producer from an Army background, who is best known for her role as Maya in the 1993 movie ''Maya Memsaab'', opposite actor Farrukh Sheikh. She made her directorial debut with the movie '' Tere Mere Phere'' in 2011. Early and personal life Deepa Sahi, an ethnic Punjabi, was born in Dehradun in an Army background and is the youngest sibling in her family. She grew up in Meerut. Her family later shifted to Canada, but she continued to stay in India. She had an elder sister who died at the age of 18. Sahi pursued her education at Indraprastha College for Women, and was a gold medalist in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics. Sahi later joined the NSD with the aim of becoming a director. However, she started receiving acting offers from her NSD days, which prompted her to shift to acting. Sahi decided to direct her first film in the early days of her career but the film, ''Nana Karte Pyaar'' which was supposed to sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Sashindran
Deepa Sashindran ( ml, ദീപ ശശീന്ദ്രൻ; born 3 July 1974) is an Indian artist and a disciple of the Kuchipudi expert Smt. Manju Bhargavi. She is a performing artist, teacher of the Indian classical dance form Kuchipudi, choreographer, art curator, entrepreneur, and the founder of Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation Trust Bangalore. Early life and education Sashindran started the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam at the age of 5 under the Gurus Kalamandalam Usha Datar and Dr. Savithri Ramaiah. From the age of 8, she started learning the Kuchipudi form of dance under the renowned Kuchipudi expert Smt. Manju Bhargavi and continued studying under her for three decades. She also trained with Guru Vempati Ravi Shankar on new innovations. Currently, Sashindran is creating finer nuances of the art-form with the Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation Trust, which she established in Bangalore. Career Sashindran is a versatile artist of the Kuchipudi dance style who has pract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Miriam
Deepa Miriam (Malayalam: ദീപ മിറിയം, Tamil language, Tamil: தீபா மிரியம்; born April 1981) is an Indian playback singer of South Indian movies. Her debut film was ''Naan Avanillai (2007 film), Naan Avanillai''. Deepa rose to fame with the song ''Kangal Iraandal'' in the Tamil cinema, Tamil movie ''Subramaniapuram''. Life and career Deepa was born and brought up in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), to a Malayalee Christian family, and completed schooling there. She began singing at a very young age. She received training in carnatic music, beginning at age seven. She has won first place in singing competitions in light music, semi-classical and classical categories, and performed many live music shows with musicians from Kerala when still in school. Deepa passed the Twelfth Board Exam with Distinction. She received her B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Model Engineering College, Thrikkakara, Kerala. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Bhatia
Deepa Bhatia is a Bollywood film editor, producer and director based in Mumbai. She is known for editing commercially successful films like ''Tare Zameen Par'', ''My Name is Khan'', ''Rock On'', ''Kai Po Che'', ''Student of the Year'' and ''Raees''. She has recently edited films like ''Kedarnath'', Drive and the much talked about biopic on Sachin Tendulkar, '' Sachin: A Billion Dreams''. Deepa believes that editing is making something the best it can be. 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." 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'' and ''8 Women''. Career Deepa started her career by assisting di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipa Khondokar
Deepa Khandakar (born 28 November) is a Bangladeshi television actress. Deepa Khandakar mainly acts in television dramas. She has modeled in commercials and starred in notable films. Among her notable films is '' Bhaijan Elore (India)'', ''Officer''. Early life and career Khandakar spent her childhood at Narayanganj. Before starting her acting career, she served as a flight attendant. She debuted in acting in the television play ''Kaktarua''. Her popular tel-dramas include 'Meghe Dhaka Manus', 'Ebong Ami', 'Andhakare Phul', 'Ghar Sangsar', 'Mohua', 'Swapnabhog', 'Society', 'Sakkhi Kutum', among many others. She has also received immense praise for her role as a presenter in TV show titled 'House Wife'. The program was aired on Channel 24. Deepa Khandakar appeared in a Canadian feature film ''A Father's Diary'' directed by Golam Mustofa, acting as mother in a supporting role. Khandakar has done television commercials for companies including Swan Foam, Aarong, Lipton Tazaa Tea, Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Shree Niraula
Deepa Shree Niraula (दिपाश्री निरौला) is Nepalese artist, comedian, and radio personality best known for her role in the Nepal Television, Nepali television serial ''Tito Satya''. She is also known for her role in the comedy film series ''Chakkapanja'. She is the director of the Nepali film franchise ''Chhakka Panja'', and was a permanent guest in the first season of ''Mundre Ko Comedy Club''. Education She has an intermediate level education from Mahendra Morang Campus affiliated to the Tribhuwan University in Biratnagar. Acting career Deepa started her acting career through Tharu Cinema, working as lead role in ''Hatai Kuhira'', which is filmed in Tharu languages. Then she made her debut in Nepali cinema and television serial ''Tito Satya''. She has acted in the Sanskrit language film ''Raag-Biragam''. Films *Sundar Mero Naam, *Naso *Gaule *Sukumbasi *Surakshya *Ghar-Sansar *Chamatkar *Pareli *Chalachitra *Chandani *Aawara *Chautari *Woda no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Fernandes
Deepa Fernandes is one of the hosts of NPR's Here and Now (Boston), Here and Now. She has formerly hosted the WBAI radio program ''Wakeup Call'' and the nationally syndicated Pacifica radio news show ''Free Speech Radio News'' on the politically independent, anti-war Pacifica Radio Network. Fernandes has worked as a freelance producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, InterWorld Radio and Pacifica Radio. Biography Born in Mumbai, India, to parents of Goan descent, Fernandes began her career in journalism in Sydney, Australia, working as a daily news reporter. She then moved to Latin America, where she worked on a 26-part radio documentary series on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous communities in Ecuador. From there she went to Cuba to work as a daily features producer at Radio Havana Cuba. Fernandes next moved to New York City, where she went to work as a producer for the flagship Pacifica Radio program, ''Democracy N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
