Deepti Naval, born on February 3, 1952, in Amritsar, Punjab, India, is an Indian-American actress, director, writer, painter, and photographer. She completed her schooling at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in Amritsar before moving to New York City, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Hunter College, majoring in Painting with minors in English and Psychology. Naval was married to filmmaker Prakash Jha, with whom she has an adopted daughter named Disha. She later had a relationship with the late Vinod Pandit, nephew of Pandit Jasraj. As of 2010, she holds American citizenship.