Deepa Sahi
Actor
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).
As Director
Filmography
Manjhi: The Mountain Man
as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 2015
Hum
as Aarti Kumar Malhotra (Kumar's wife) 1991
Maya Memsaab
as Maya 1993
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!
as Miss India 1995
Death of a Doctor
1990
Party
as Sona Rane 1984
Aghaat
as Chhotelal's wife 1985
Aar Ya Paar
as Anu Chauhan 1997
Hero Hiralal
as Sitara Devi 1988
Trinetra
as Seema 1991
Dushman
as Geeta 1990