Mira Nair
Known for Directing · 20 credits
- Born
- 1957-10-15 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Rourkela, Orissa, India
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (18)
Mississippi Masala
1991
as Gossip Aunty #1
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
as Self
The Perez Family
1995
as Woman buying Flowers
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
as Self
My Own Country
1998
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024
as Self
Femme
2013
as Self
Bollywood Calling
2001
as Mira
Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
2024
as Self - director
India Cabaret
1985
as Interviewer
Solace in the Dark
2011
as Self
Lights, Action, Music
2007
as Self
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
2004
as Self
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
2016
as Self
Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded
2011
as Herself
So Far from India
1983
as Interviewer/Narrator
Restoring the Apu Trilogy
2015
as Self
About Mira Nair
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, screenwri… With 20 credits spanning from 1983 to 2024, Mira Nair has appeared in 18 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mira Nair Movies
- Mississippi Masala (1991) — as Gossip Aunty #1
- This Changes Everything (2019) — as Self
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life (2017) — as Self
- The Perez Family (1995) — as Woman buying Flowers
- The 4%: Film's Gender Problem (2016) — as Self
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