Mehta created, wrote, and directed the 8‑part Amazon Prime dramatic series POACHER (2024), a thriller that illustrates the largest wildlife crime investigation in Indian history. The series released in February 2024 to great acclaim. Prior to that, Mehta wrote and directed the 7‑part Netflix series DELHI CRIME (2019), revolving around the Delhi Police’s investigation of the infamous gang-rape of a young medical student on a bus in 2012. The series won India’s first International Emmy for Best Drama Series, and the Asian Academy Award for Best Drama Series and Best Director.
Mehta’s first feature film, Amal (2007), won over 30 international awards, was nominated for 6 Genie awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay. He then wrote and directed I’ll Follow You Down (2013), a sci-fi drama starring Gillian Anderson; and Siddarth (2013), a Hindi-language film that
premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Siddharth received over 25 International Awards. Mehta then directed the feature documentary India in a Day (2016), tracking a day in the life of India, and executive produced by Ridley Scott. Mehta also directed an episode of the Apple TV+ anthology series EXTRAPOLATIONS (2023), a sci-fi series that explores our climate-changed future.