Mira Nair

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, 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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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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Koffee with Karan

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Femme

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Mississippi Masala

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The Perez Family

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This Changes Everything

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India Cabaret

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Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

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The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

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My Own Country

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

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Lights, Action, Music

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The Many Miracles of Household Saints

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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

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Bollywood Calling

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Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

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Solace in the Dark

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Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

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Restoring the Apu Trilogy

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