Deepa Sahi
Acting
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).
Filmography 15
Movies (14)
Manjhi: The Mountain Man2015Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Tere Mere Phere2011Directing
Daughters of This Century2001Champia
Aar Ya Paar1997Anu Chauhan
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!1995Miss India
Maya Memsaab1993Maya
Trinetra1991Seema
Hum1991Aarti Kumar Malhotra (Kumar's wife)
Death of a Doctor1990Paromita
Dushman1990Geeta
Hero Hiralal1988Sitara Devi
Aghaat1985Chhotelal's wife
Party1984Sona Rane
During Holidays1983Deepa Dixit
Shows (1)
Tamas1988Kammo