Mira Nair
Born: 1957-10-15 Rourkela, Orissa, India
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, ...
Acting (in our collection)
This Changes Everything
(2019)
The Perez Family
(1995)
Directing (in our collection)
Queen of Katwe
(2016)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
(2013)
Amelia
(2009)
New York, I Love You
(2008)
The Namesake
(2006)
Vanity Fair
(2004)
Hysterical Blindness
(2002)
Monsoon Wedding
(2001)
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
(1996)
The Perez Family
(1995)
Mississippi Masala
(1991)
Salaam Bombay!
(1988)