Deepa Sahi

Deepa Sahi is an Indian actress and producer who is best known for her role as Maya in the 1993 movie Maya Memsaab opposite actor Farooq Sheikh She made her directorial debut with the movie Tere Mere Phere in 2011 Sahi pursued her education at Indraprastha College for Women and was a gold medalist in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics Sahi started off with a theater career with strong social activism a core value of the productions she was involved with In her early film career she collaborated with noted auteur Govind Nihalani and made her debut with the 1984 film Party This was well received and she subsequently acted in Aghaat 1985 Her thespian achievement however will always remain her role as the independentminded and empowered lowercaste Punjabi woman she played in the highly acclaimed television film Tamas 1986