Who is Mira Nair
Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spheres. Among her best known films are Mississippi Masala, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, The Namesake, the Golden Lion–winning Monsoon Wedding, and Salaam Bombay!, which received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.Early life and education
Mira Nair was born on 15 October 1957 in Rourkela, Orissa, India, and grew up with her two older brothers and parents in Bhubaneswar. Her father, Amrit Lal Nair, was an officer of the Indian Administrative Servi...
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- It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.
- Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong.
- We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there's humanity everywhere, and that's what I'm trying to do.
- Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.
- I am at home in many cultures. I live actively in three continents and I've done that for most of my life, so I just make films as I see the world, and that happens to speak to people. I do things that I want to do.
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Artoo_detwo: monsoon wedding (2001) dir. mira nair_ravitweets: after attending a workshop for salaam bombay for 2-3 months and not getting cast in mira nair's "salaam bombay," irrfan was shattered. he continued to work in tv series but wasn't satisfied, as according to him, it was like working in pieces since he usually gets smaller roles.
Ohsohuisman: oh to be in a mira nair movie. get it vicky jiju!
Itsmetee7: vicky better do this cause mira nair>>>>
M__elhusseiny: - the perez family (1995) dir. mira nair
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