Mira Nair
Directing
Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films. She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature, Salaam Bombay! (1988), won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Nair used the proceeds to establish an organisation for street children, called the Salaam Baalak Trust in India. She often works with longtime creative collaborator, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, whom she met at Harvard. Nair has won a number of awards, including a National Film Award and various international film festival awards, and was a nominee at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards and Filmfare Awards. She was also awarded the India Abroad Person of the Year-2007, which was presented by Indra Nooyi, Chairperson and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc, and India Abroad Person of the Year-2006. Nair is married to political scientist Mahmood Mamdani. Their son, Zohran Mamdani, is Mayor of New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mira Nair, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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tvA Suitable Boy
2020
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movieQueen of Katwe
2016
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movieWords with Gods
2014
Director
movieAmelia
2009
Director
movie8
2008
Director
movieHow Can It Be
2008
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movieNew York, I Love You
2008
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movieMigration
2008
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movieThe Namesake
2006
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movieVanity Fair
2004
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movieSeptember 11
2002
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movieHysterical Blindness
2002
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movieMonsoon Wedding
2001
Director
movieMy Own Country
1998
Director
movieThe Perez Family
1995
Director
movieMississippi Masala
1991
Director
movieSalaam Bombay!
1988
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movieIndia Cabaret
1985
Director
movieSo Far from India
1983
Director
Amri
Director
Acting20
movieUma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
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Self - director
movieFemme
2013
Self
movieThe Perez Family
1995
Woman Buying Flowers
movieMississippi Masala
1991
Gossip Aunty #1
movieIndia Cabaret
1985
Interviewer
movieSo Far from India
1983
Interviewer/Narrator
Production12
tvNational Treasure: Edge of History
2022
Executive Producer
movie8
2008
Producer
movieMigration
2008
Executive Producer
Positive
2007
Executive Producer
movieThe Namesake
2006
Producer
movieMonsoon Wedding
2001
Producer
movieMy Own Country
1998
Producer
movieMississippi Masala
1991
Producer
movieSalaam Bombay!
1988
Producer
movieSo Far from India
1983
Producer
Amri
Producer