Deepa Mehta works with photography director Giles Nuttgens on the set of Midnight's Children, Mehta's adaptation of the Salman Rushdie novel. (Stephanie Nolen / The Globe and Mail)
Mehta (with headphones) supervises the rehearsal of a key fight scene starring Siddarth, a heartthrob in the huge Telugu and Tamil film industries (middle), and Satya Bhabha, a half-Indian, half-German-Jewish actor. (Stephanie Nolen / The Globe and Mail)
Mehta working with the cast and crew on the set of Midnight's Children. (Stephanie Nolen / The Globe and Mail)
Mehta takes a moment on the set of Midnight's Children. (Stephanie Nolen / The Globe and Mail)
The director with actor Kulbushan Kharbanda: At one point during the shoot, the Sri Lankan government withdrew permission to film after Iran expressed its displeasure with the Rushdie-penned project. (Stephanie Nolen / The Globe and Mail)
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