Mira Nair
Directing
Born: October 15, 1957 (age 68) · Rourkela, Orissa, India
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
New York, I Love You
2008
Queen of Katwe
2016
Vanity Fair
2004
Amelia
2009
National Treasure: Edge of History
2022
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
Monsoon Wedding
2001
The Namesake
2006
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
1997
Salaam Bombay!
1988
September 11
2002
Mississippi Masala
1991
Photos (4)
Movies (6)
Self / Appearances (14)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Koffee with Karan
Self · 1 eps
This Changes Everything
Self
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
Self
Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
Self - director
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
Solace in the Dark
Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
Lights, Action, Music
Self
Femme
Self
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
Self
Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded
Herself
Restoring the Apu Trilogy
Self
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
Self
Directing (27)
National Treasure: Edge of History
Director
New York, I Love You
Director
Queen of Katwe
Director
Vanity Fair
Director
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Director
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Director
A Suitable Boy
Director
Mississippi Masala
Director
September 11
Director
Amelia
Director
The Namesake
Director
Monsoon Wedding
Director
Salaam Bombay!
Director
Hysterical Blindness
Director
The Perez Family
Director
India Cabaret
Director
8
Director
Words with Gods
Director
My Own Country
Director
So Far from India
Director
Migration
Director
How Can It Be
Director
Jama Masjid Street Journal
Director
The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat
Director
The Laughing Club of India
Director
A Fork, a Spoon & a Knight
Director
11’09”01—September 11: India
Director
Writing (4)
Producing (10)
National Treasure: Edge of History
Executive Producer
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Producer
Mississippi Masala
Producer
The Namesake
Producer
Monsoon Wedding
Producer
Salaam Bombay!
Producer
8
Producer
My Own Country
Producer
So Far from India
Producer
Migration
Executive Producer