A renowned Bollywood film editor, Deepa Mehta having made her debut with Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa in 1998, she subsequently edited films like Thakshak (1999), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara (2005),
Rock On! (2008),
My Name Is Khan (2010),
Student of the Year (2012),
Raees (2017) and Daddy (2017), a Hindi political crime drama directed by Ashim Ahluwalia. Her other projects include
Dil Bechara (2020) and
Saina (2021).