1957-10-15 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. 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, since 1 January 2026, 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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Uma Thurman – Die stille Kämpferin Hollywoods | Self - director | 2024-08-25 |
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The Many Miracles of Household Saints | Self | 2024-01-06 |
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This Changes Everything | Self | 2019-06-28 |
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Acqua e zucchero – Carlo Di Palma: i colori della vita | Self | 2017-04-27 |
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Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses | Self | 2016-07-18 |
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The 4%: Film's Gender Problem | Self | 2016-03-08 |
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Restoring the Apu Trilogy | Self | 2015-11-17 |
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Femme | Self | 2013-09-21 |
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Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded | Herself | 2011-03-12 |
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Solace in the Dark | Self | 2011-09-11 |
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Lights, Action, Music | Self | 2007-08-06 |
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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers | Self | 2004-08-01 |
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Bollywood Calling | Mira | 2001-11-23 |
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My Own Country | 1998-07-12 | |
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The Perez Family | Woman buying Flowers | 1995-05-12 |
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Mississippi Masala | Gossip Aunty #1 | 1991-09-18 |
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India Cabaret | Interviewer | 1985-01-02 |
