Mira Nair

Mira Nair

BIOGRAPHY

Mira Nair (born October 15, 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 film, 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. She used the proceeds of the film, to establish an organization 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. She 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. Her most recent films included Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon, The Namesake, and Amelia. Mira Nair is married to political scientist Mahmood Mamdani. They have a son, Zohran Mamdani, who is the mayor-elect of New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mira Nair, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
15 October 1957
Place of Birth
Rourkela, Orissa, India

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FILMOGRAPHY

Bollywood Calling

Bollywood Calling

2001-11-23Actor
The Many Miracles of Household Saints

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

2024-01-06Actor
India Cabaret

India Cabaret

1985-01-02Actor, Director
Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

1991-09-18Actor, Director, Producer
Femme

Femme

2013-09-21Actor
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016-03-08Actor
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

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

2017-04-27Actor
Solace in the Dark

Solace in the Dark

2011-09-11Actor
The Perez Family

The Perez Family

1995-05-12Actor, Director
Les réalisatrices contemporaines:  l'état des choses

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

2016-07-18Actor
This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

2019-06-28Actor
Lights, Action, Music

Lights, Action, Music

2007-08-06Actor
Restoring the Apu Trilogy

Restoring the Apu Trilogy

2015-11-17Actor
Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

2011-03-12Actor
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

2004-08-01Actor
Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

2024-08-25Actor
My Own Country

My Own Country

1998-07-12Director, Producer
Koffee with Karan

Koffee with Karan

2004-11-19Actor
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015-08-02Actor
Monsoon Wedding

Monsoon Wedding

2001-08-30Director, Producer
September 11

September 11

2002-09-04Director
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004-09-01Director
Amelia

Amelia

2009-10-22Director
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

1997-02-28Writer, Director, Producer
The Namesake

The Namesake

2006-09-02Director, Producer
Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness

2002-01-16Director
Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay!

1988-08-24Director, Story, Producer
8

8

2008-10-23Director, Producer
The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013-04-24Director
So Far from India

So Far from India

1983-09-12Director
The Laughing Club of India

The Laughing Club of India

2001-10-06Director
The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

1993-04-10Director, Writer
Migration

Migration

2008-03-07Director, Executive Producer
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014-11-20Director
A Fork, a Spoon & a Knight

A Fork, a Spoon & a Knight

2015-10-20Director, Writer
Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe

2016-09-23Director
New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

2008-09-06Director
How Can It Be

How Can It Be

2008-10-03Director
11’09”01—September 11: India

11’09”01—September 11: India

2002-09-11Director
Positive

Positive

2007-09-08Executive Producer
Jama Masjid Street Journal

Jama Masjid Street Journal

1979-01-02Director
Amri

Amri

Director
A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy

2020-07-26Director
National Treasure: Edge of History

National Treasure: Edge of History

2022-12-14Director, Executive Producer
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