Dipti Mehta:
Actor, Writer, Former Scientist & Entrepreneur 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪 𝘔𝘦𝘩𝘵𝘢!
Her show “HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan” comes to #Montreal from October 3rd to 6th, 2019 at the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)! @
Dipti was born and brought up in Mumbai; India and is now based in NYC. At a young age of 12, she was discovered by an All India Radio; Program Executive Officer at an elocution competition. She then started hosting shows for the AM section of All India Radio. In time she became the only Radio Jockey at All India Radio; FM station of Mumbai hosting music shows in both English and Hindi. Around the same time, she discovered stage and won numerous accolades in acting at inter-collegiate and state level. She has been a part of theatre, TV and film industry in Mumbai.
She has trained for 4 years in North Indian classical music and has received extensive training in Bharatnatyam and Kathak the two distinct classical styles of dancing. She has a Doctorate in Molecular and Cellular Biology and works as a research scientist in the field of prostate cancer.
Her theatre credits include "Half Hearted" (Cherry Lane Theater),“Grahan…the Eclipse” (4 Awards), “Nishfal” (2 Awards), “Get Back”, “Vagina Monologues”, “Honour” (La MaMa) and “Bollywood Wedding”. TV credits include "The Blacklist" (NBC), "Golden Boy" (CBS), "One Life to Live", “Virrudh”, “Hum-Tum”, “Yoga for you” and “Dating while desi”. Film credits include "Split", "Far Away", "Namita", “I Dream of Hope”, "Penumbra" (Cannes Short Film Corner), "Yaatra" (5 Nominations, 1 Award), “The Schenectady Package”, “Life! Camera Action” (11 nominations, 3 Awards), “A good life”, “Walkaway”, “Mamarosh”, “Red Corvette”, “Victory”, “Colors of Passion”, and “Summer of 2007”.
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