Nationality: Indian
Birthdate: 00/00/1952
Birthplace: Gujarat, India
Indian director and screenwriter who began his career as a TV producer. Mehta earned critical accolades for his 1980 feature debut, "A Folk Tale", which took an uncompromising, yet humorous look at the inequities of the Indian caste system. He reached a wider Western audience with "Spices" (1987).
