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Mira Nair

Director | Producer | Actress

Accomplished Film Director/Writer/Producer Mira Nair was born in India and educated at Delhi University and at Harvard. She began her film career as an actor and then turned to directing award-winning documentaries, including So Far From India and India Cabaret. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay... See full bio »

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in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India
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2013 Words with Gods (segment "God Room") (post-production)
 
2012 The Reluctant Fundamentalist
 
2009 Amelia
 
2009 New York, I Love You (segment "Mira Nair)
 
2008 8 (segment "How can it be?")
 
2008/I Migration (short)
 
2006 The Namesake
 
2004 Vanity Fair
 
2002 September 11 (segment "India")
 
2002 Hysterical Blindness (TV movie)
 
2001 The Laughing Club of India (TV documentary short)
 
2001 Monsoon Wedding
 
1998 My Own Country (TV movie)
 
1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
 
1995 The Perez Family
 
1993 The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (short)
 
1991 Mississippi Masala
 
1988 Salaam Bombay!
 
1987 Children of a Desired Sex (TV documentary)
 
1985 India Cabaret (TV documentary)
 
1983 So Far from India (documentary)
 
1979 Jama Masjid Street Journal (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2008 8 (producer - segment "How Can It Be?")
 
2008 Prarambha (short) (executive producer)
 
2008/I Migration (short) (executive producer)
 
2007 Blood Brothers (short) (executive producer)
 
2007/II Positive (short) (executive producer)
 
2006 The Namesake (producer)
 
2004 Still, the Children Are Here (documentary) (producer)
 
2001 Monsoon Wedding (producer)
 
1998 My Own Country (TV movie) (producer)
 
1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (producer)
 
1991 Mississippi Masala (producer)
 
1988 Salaam Bombay! (producer)
 
Show ShowActress (5 titles)
2003 Bollywood Calling
Mira
 
2001 Monsoon Wedding
Mrs. Mehta (voice) (uncredited)
 
1998 My Own Country (TV movie)
Saryu Joshi
 
1995 The Perez Family
Woman buying flowers
 
1991 Mississippi Masala
Gossip 1
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (written by)
 
1988 Salaam Bombay! (story)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1980 Dadi's Family (documentary) (assistant editor)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2012 Imbabazi (special thanks)
 
2011 Swapped (short) (special acknowledgement)
 
2009 Kaminey: The Scoundrels (special thanks)
 
2009 Even Cactus Goes to Heaven (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 A Pizza Story (short) (sincere thanks)
 
2004 My Karma (short) (the producers wish to thank)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2012 Worldwide Exchange (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 October 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 At the Movies (TV series)
Herself
– Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012) … Herself
 
2011 Solace in the Dark (short)
Herself
 
2011 Femme (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 The Fabulous Picture Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Mira Nair Master Class (2009) … Herself - Guest
 
2009 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV series)
Herself
– Directing 4 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.6 (2009) … Herself
 
2007 Zoom In: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 (video)
Herself
 
2007 The 17th Annual Gotham Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Discovery Atlas (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– India Revealed (2007) … Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Lights! Action! Music! (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Drinks with LX (TV series)
Herself
 
1995-2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 March 2007 (2007) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 May 1995 (1995) … Herself - Guest
 
2006 Wanderlust (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2004 Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Bollywood Remixed - Das indische Kino erobert den Westen (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1989 The Media Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.1 (1989) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2009) Directed TV commercial for Givenchy fragrance "Ange ou Démon" (Angel or Demon) featuring Uma Thurman as photographed by Declan Quinn. See more »

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Personal Quote:

I would say that the audience in India is very important for me. Not for every film, of course, and certainly not for Hysterical Blindness, but for films that have come from my heart, like Salaam Bombay and Monsoon Wedding. See more »

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990 See more »

Trademark:

Credits are often set in an unusual typeface. End credits often feature pictograms, with the credit reel ending on a pictogram, as in Mississippi Masala and Kama Sutra. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra