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Mira Nair

28 movies · 2 TV shows

Known for
Directing
Born
Oct 15, 1957 (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.

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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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Mira Nair: movies and TV shows

Acting (6)

Behind the camera (29)

Talk shows and appearances (14)