Academy of the Punjab in North America

Exploring 1947 & 1984 In “My Mother India”: Safina Uberoi

There is something very special about the Punjabi diaspora spawning an inspired breed of female filmmakers like Gurinder Chadha, Meera Syal and Deepa Mehta. Staking a claim to join this pantheon of successful women behind the lens is a lady from Down Under, Safina Uberoi. As is with the other women directors mentioned, Safina’s work is her passion, her creativity is blended with an-almost-brutal honesty and her films have been applauded the world over.

Safina’s life story is an interesting tale of ‘reverse migration’. Her father came to Australia in the 1960’s, married an Australian and later moved