
Person
Deepa Sahi
Acting · Born 1962-11-30 · Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Biography
Deepa Sahi is an Indian actress and producer, who is best known for her role as Maya in the 1993 movie "Maya Memsaab", opposite actor Farooq Sheikh. She made her directorial debut with the movie "Tere Mere Phere" in 2011. Sahi pursued her education at Indraprastha College for Women, and was a gold medalist in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics. Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong social activism a core value of the productions she was involved with. In her early film career she collaborated with noted auteur Govind Nihalani and made her debut with the 1984 film "Party". This was well received, and she subsequently acted in "Aghaat" (1985). Her thespian achievement, however, will always remain her role as the independent-minded and empowered lower-caste Punjabi woman she played in the highly acclaimed television film "Tamas" (1986).
Known for

Motu Patlu
Producer

Tamas
Kammo

Hero Hiralal
Sitara Devi

Ramayana: The Epic
Producer

Manjhi: The Mountain Man
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Tere Mere Phere
Director

Maya Memsaab
Maya

Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Producer

During Holidays
Deepa Dixit

Party
Sona Rane
Filmography
- 2015Manjhi: The Mountain ManPrime Minister Indira Gandhi
- 2014Motu Patlu: Deep Sea AdventureProducer
- 2012Motu PatluProducer
- 2011Tere Mere PhereDirector
- 2010Ramayana: The EpicProducer
- 2005Mangal Pandey - The RisingProducer
- 2001Daughters of This CenturyChampia
- 1997Aar Ya PaarAnu Chauhan
- 1995Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!Miss India
- 1993Maya MemsaabMaya
- 1991TrinetraSeema
- 1991HumAarti Kumar Malhotra (Kumar's wife)
- 1990Death of a Doctor
- 1990DushmanGeeta
- 1988Hero HiralalSitara Devi
- 1988TamasKammo
- 1985AghaatChhotelal's wife
- 1984PartySona Rane
- 1983During HolidaysDeepa Dixit
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