Deepti Naval-Woman of Substance

Deepti Naval was born on August 22, 1957. Deepti Naval is an acclaimed Indian actress. Deepti Naval was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India. She went to the City University of New York and received her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at Hunter College in Manhattan.

Deepti Naval started her film career with Ek Baar Phir in 1980. Deepti is known to be a sensitive actress and was a part of the art films and light films of the 80's. Saath Saath , Chashme Buddoor and Mirch Masala are some of her films from the era. Deepti Naval also starred in the critically acclaimed Punjabi film Marhi Da Diva (1989).
Deepti was often cast with Farooq Shaikh. Though considered as talented as Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil, Deepti somehow did not achieve the same stature in terms of awards or memorable casts.

Once she moved out of lead roles, she portrayed character roles in mainstream Hindi films but was not satisfied with the roles she got and took a break. Of late she has made a comeback of sorts with films like Bawandar and Freaky Chakra.

Deepti Naval was recognized as the 2007 Tribute Honoree of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Deepti Naval has substance and then some as she effortlessly weaves magic into her work as an actress, photographer, artist and writer.