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Mehta's first marriage was to Canadian soprano Carmen Lasky in 1958. They have a son, Mervon (since April 2009, Executive Director of Performing Arts for The Royal Conservatory in Toronto), and a daughter, Zarina. In 1964 they divorced. [27]
Mehta is from a Parsi family, her father Brigadier Furdoon Siavax Byramji "Duck" Mehta (1920–2021) was an officer in the Indian Army - the first Indian aviator of the Army Aviation Corps and the first Indian commanding officer of the 9 Parachute Field Regiment, [3] [4] [5] her mother Villie Mehta (d. 2020) ran a catering business serving Parsi cuisine.
He moved to the United States in 1945, where he studied violin in New York. In 1955 Mehli Mehta moved to England, where he served for five years as Assistant Concertmaster and Concertmaster of the Hallé Orchestra of Manchester under Sir John Barbirolli. Mehta came to regard Barbirolli as "one of the greatest influences of my conducting life."
The Mehta Boys is an upcoming 2025 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Boman Irani, written by Boman Irani and Alexander Dinelaris starring Boman Irani, Avinash Tiwary, and Shreya Chaudhry. The film is produced by Boman Irani, Danesh Irani, Shujaat Saudagar, and Vipin Agnihotri under the banner of Irani Movietone LLP Chalkboard ...
Zarin Mehta (born 28 October 1938) is an Indian-Canadian arts executive who served as the president and executive director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra from 2000 to 2012, in addition to various positions in the performing arts industry.
Mehta is an Indian surname, derived from the Sanskrit word mahita meaning 'great' or 'praised'. It is found among several Indian religious groups, including Hindus , Jains , Parsis , and Sikhs . Among Hindus, it is used by a wide range of castes and social groups, including Rajputs , Brahmins , Tyagi and Bania .
Credited as Nancy Mehta, she played the murder victim in the TV movie/series pilot Ellery Queen (also known as Too Many Suspects, 1975). [ citation needed ] Kovack spent two-and-a-half years in Iran, and starred in three films that were made there, returning to the United States in 1968.
Cyd Charisse was born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of Lela (née Norwood) and Ernest Enos Finklea Sr., who was a jeweler. [4] Her nickname "Sid" was taken from her older brother Ernest E. Finklea Jr., who as a child pronounced it like that when he’d say "Sis". [5]