Deepa Sahi
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).
Acting
Movie
Manjhi: The Mountain Man
as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
2015
Movie
Hum
as Aarti Kumar Malhotra (Kumar's wife)
1991
Movie
Maya Memsaab
as Maya
1993
Movie
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!
as Miss India
1995
Movie
Death of a Doctor
1990
Movie
Party
as Sona Rane
1984
Movie
Aghaat
as Chhotelal's wife
1985
Movie
Aar Ya Paar
as Anu Chauhan
1997
Movie
Hero Hiralal
as Sitara Devi
1988
Movie
Trinetra
as Seema
1991
Movie
Dushman
as Geeta
1990
TV
Tamas
as Kammo
1988
Movie
Daughters of This Century
as Champia
2001
Movie
During Holidays
as Deepa Dixit
1983
