Dilip Mehta (born 1952 in New Delhi) is an Indian-born Canadian photojournalist and director. Mehta divides his time between New York City, Delhi and Toronto. His work as a photojournalist has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, National Geographic and Time. Mehta's five-year coverage of The Bhopal gas tragedy won him numerous prizes including the World Press award and Overseas Press award.

His directorial film debut The Forgotten Woman was inspired by his work on the set of Water. He directed Cooking with Stella (2009) and co-wrote the script with his sister Deepa Mehta. His 2016 documentary Mostly Sunny is a profile of Bollywood actress and former pornographic star Sunny Leone.

Dilip Mehta

Filmography

Films

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1952 births

Canadian documentary film directors

Canadian Hindus

Canadian photojournalists

Canadian male screenwriters

Indian emigrants to Canada

Living people

Mass media people from New Delhi

20th-century Canadian screenwriters

20th-century Canadian male writers

21st-century Canadian screenwriters

21st-century Canadian male writers

Dilip Mehta