Deepa started her career by assisting directors before venturing into full-time into post-production. She has over 20 years of experience as an editor and has worked with directors like
Govind Nihalani (
Dev,
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa,
Deham) and
Jahnu Barua (
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara,
Har Pall). Her editing work on films like
Kai Po Che and
Rock On has been one of her most noteworthy projects and has bagged her awards like the
Star Screen Awards. Apart from her career as a film editor in
Bollywood, she has also directed and produced a critically acclaimed documentary titled
Nero’s Guests: The Age of Inequality about farmer suicides in
Maharashtra. The documentary won two awards at
Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF). It took Deepa 5 years to direct and a year to edit this challenging documentary. == Personal life ==