His early directorial career consisted of acclaimed movies, such as Bhagya Rekha, Yug Dekhi Yug Samma and Kassam.
Deepak introduced a new generation of unknown young actors to the movie audiences, including Rajesh Hamal, Ramesh Upreti and Melina Manandhar.
His father, a Nepalese politician, was a leading figure in the communist movement in the country but later turned into a royalist.
Deepak went to Moscow, Russia, with his father at the age of 8 and did his schooling there.
He received his master's degree in Filmmaking from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.