Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1957-10-15 (67 years old)

Biography

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, 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.


Her most recent films included Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon, The Namesake, and Amelia.


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Filmography

all 45

Movies 40

Director 25

self 14

TV Shows 5

Producer 4

Narrator 1

Director / Executive Producer
National Treasure: Edge of History

National Treasure: Edge of History (2022)

TV
Executive Producer
Positive

Positive (2007)

Movie
Director / Producer
Monsoon Wedding

Monsoon Wedding (2001)

Movie
4
Gossip Aunty #1 / Director / Producer
Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Movie
1
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Female

Birthday
1957-10-15 (67 years old)

Birth Place
Rourkela, India

Religion
Hinduism

Spouse
Mahmood Mamdani

Children
Zohran Mamdani

Citizenships
India

Residences
New York City, United States

Awards
Caméra d'Or, Golden Lion, Padma Bhushan

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