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Mira Nair
Directing

Mira Nair
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1957-10-15,Rourkela, Orissa, India
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

Bollywood Calling

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Bollywood Calling
2001-11-23

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

10

The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024-01-06

6.5

India Cabaret
1985-01-02

Mississippi Masala

6.4

Mississippi Masala
1991-09-18

7

Femme
2013-09-21

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

3.3

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016-03-08

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

5.2

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017-04-27

Solace in the Dark

0

Solace in the Dark
2011-09-11

The Perez Family

6.119

The Perez Family
1995-05-12

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

0

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
2016-07-18

This Changes Everything

6.2

This Changes Everything
2019-07-22

Lights, Action, Music

7

Lights, Action, Music
2007-08-06

Restoring the Apu Trilogy

8

Restoring the Apu Trilogy
2015-11-17

Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

0

Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded
2011-03-12

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

10

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
2004-08-01

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

6.4

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
2024-08-25

4.5

My Own Country
1998-07-12

So Far from India

6.2

So Far from India
1983-09-12

Koffee with Karan

5.938

Koffee with Karan
2004-11-19

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02