
Person
Deepa Sahi
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 30, 1962
- From
- Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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).
Images
Credits

Manjhi: The Mountain Man

Hum

Maya Memsaab

Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!

Death of a Doctor

Party

Aghaat

Aar Ya Paar

Hero Hiralal

Trinetra

Dushman

Tamas

Daughters of This Century

During Holidays

Motu Patlu: Deep Sea Adventure

Mangal Pandey - The Rising

Ramayana: The Epic

Tere Mere Phere