Dipti Mehta

Dipti Mehta
Mehta at the World Premiere of Life! Camera Action... in New York.
Born	Dipti Mehta Ahmedabad, India
Education	Ph.D in Molecular and cellular biology
Occupation	Actress
Website
diptimehta.com

Dipti Mehta is an Indian American actress best known for her portrayal of Reina in Life! Camera Action... bringing her multiple international awards and nominations.^[1]

Early life

Mehta was born in Ahmedabad and raised in Mumbai. Her native place is a small village in Rajasthan. Mehta dreamed of being an actor since she was very young. She studied at SKI Jain Girls High School in Marine Lines, Mumbai and went to Wilson College and then to Sophia College for her Bachelors and Masters degree.^{[citation needed]} She majored in Microbiology with Biotechnology as her minor. Mehta has earned a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology form the University of Arizona.^{[citation needed]} She acted in plays and various theater projects while attending college. She was a part of a semi-classical dance group in Arizona. She got training in Bharatanatyam and Kathak dance forms while getting her doctoral degree. She has worked, as a radio jockey on the FM station of All India Radio hosting music shows in Hindi and English. She has also appeared in Hindi TV shows and Bollywood films.

Acting career

Mehta started her acting career on stage with Gujarati plays and moved on to becoming a regularly heard voice on All India Radio with the FM section of Mumbai. This launched her into the world of hosting live and recorded events. She then starred in the TV serial "Hum Tum" on Zee Next as the fashion designer Anjali. She also hosted a yoga show "Arogya Sampada" on Zee International. She auditioned for the Gujarati series of the yoga show then continuing to be a co-host on Hindi show Yoga for You for Zee International. In all she recorded 450 episodes for Zee International. Before starring in Life! Camera Action... Mehta did cameos in a few Bollywood films. In an informal meeting before the audition for Life! Camera Action..., director Rohit Gupta thought she was not right for the part, although she was invited at the audition, where he failed to recognize her at the first sight. Mehta did get the part and it became her debut film as a lead.

She also appeared as the lead in "Penumbra" a short film which was showcased at Short film corner - Cannes film festival in 2012. She played the role of Priya in "Yaatra"^[2] which she also wrote and produced.

Mehta was seen playing Nisha in an off off Broadway show, Bollywood Wedding in New York. In addition to acting, Mehta also loves to write. She has written two plays and one screenplay so far. The first play she wrote was "Grahan" which won her best script and three other awards at a theater competition, "Astitva 2004" in Mumbai. In 2012 Mehta wrote and performed her one-woman show, Honour.^[3] She performed 5 different characters in Honour which was produced by “La Mama and Loose Change Productions”. She was invited to perform a Bollywood form dance sequence at the World Music & Independent Film Festival's 2011 gala awards ceremony in Washington D.C where she was nominated for the Best Actress award for her performance in Life! Camera Action..... She shared the stage with 2 times Golden Globe and Academy awards nominee Carol Connors (singer).^[4]

Philanthropy

Mehta’s one woman show “Honour” throws light on sex trafficking and her show provided platform for an interactive panel discussion for AF3IRM NY chapter.^[5] She was also invited to speak at the panel discussion on “Global Atrocities of Human sex trafficking” organized by “Blue Kite Press” and NYU bookstore on Feb 14, 2013.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Dipti Mehta at the Internet Movie Database
• Actress Dipti Mehta at the Premiere in New York