Saba Dewan

Saba was born and brought up in New Delhi. She finished her schooling in 1982 and completed her Bachelors in History from St. Stephen's college, University of Delhi from 1982-1985. She further received a master's degree in Mass Communications from the Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia.

Saba has been working as an independent filmmaker since 1987. Her film 'Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi' (2006) focused on the lives of bar dancers in Mumbai, 'Naach' (The Dance, 2008) explored the lives of women who dance in rural fairs and the third and final film of the trilogy 'The Other Song' (2009) was about the art and lifestyle of the tawaifs or courtesans of Varanasi. In 2006, Saba withdrew her film 'Delhi Mumbai Delhi,' in protest against clause 8 of the regulations put in place by the Film Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Currently, Saba is writing a book about Tawaifs.

In June 2017, Dewan led a protest against the lynching of a 15-year-old boy that occurred in a Mathura-bound train from Ballabhgarh a few days before, the killers of who allegedly taunted him over his clothes, also making reference to beef eating. Condemning the killing in a Facebook post, Dewan called for a campaign named "Not In My Name", seeking to "reclaim the Constitution" and "resist the onslaught" on right to life and equality. The campaign was received well and protests were subsequently held in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhopal and Bengaluru.

• Dharmayuddha (1989)
• Nasoor (1991)
• Khel (1994)
• Barf (1997)
• Sita's Family (2001)
• Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi (2006)
• Naach (2008)
• The Other Song (2009)