Mira Nair
Directing
- Born
- October 15, 1957 (age 69) · Rourkela, Orissa, India
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.
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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.
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Known for
New York, I Love You
September 6, 2008
Queen of Katwe
September 23, 2016
Vanity Fair
September 1, 2004
Amelia
October 22, 2009
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
April 24, 2013
Monsoon Wedding
August 30, 2001
The Namesake
March 9, 2007
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
February 28, 1997
Salaam Bombay!
August 24, 1988
September 11
September 4, 2002
Mississippi Masala
September 18, 1991
The Perez Family
May 12, 1995
Behind the camera27
- 2016Queen of Katwe Director
- 2015A Fork, a Spoon & a Knight Director, Writer
- 2014Words with Gods Director
- 2013The Reluctant Fundamentalist Director
- 2009Amelia Director
- 20088 Director, Producer
- 2008How Can It Be Director
- 2008New York, I Love You Director
- 2008Migration Director, Executive Producer
- 2007Positive Executive Producer