About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1957-10-15
Place of birth:
Rourkela, Orissa, India
Website:
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Mira Nair

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2024 Uma Thurman - Hollywood's Cool Killer Actor Self 58
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2024 The Many Miracles of Household Saints Actor Self 59
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2019 This Changes Everything Actor Self 59
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2016 Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life Actor Self 59
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2016 Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses Actor Self N/A
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2016 The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Actor Self 58
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2015 Restoring the Apu Trilogy Actor Self 59
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2013 Femme Actor Self 59
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2011 Solace in the Dark Actor Self N/A
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2011 Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded Actor Herself N/A
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2007 Lights, Action, Music Actor Self 59
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2004 Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers Actor Self 59
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2001 Bollywood Calling Actor Mira 58
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1995 The Perez Family Actor Woman buying Flowers 59
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1991 Mississippi Masala Actor Gossip Aunty #1 59
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1985 India Cabaret Actor Interviewer 59
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Directing
2016 Queen of Katwe Directing Director 65
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2015 A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight Directing Director N/A
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2014 Words with Gods Directing Director 59
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2013 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Directing Director 61
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2009 Amelia Directing Director 58
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2008 8 Directing Director 58
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2008 How Can It Be Directing Director N/A
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2008 New York, I Love You Directing Director 58
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2008 Migration Directing Director 59
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2006 The Namesake Directing Director 60
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2004 Vanity Fair Directing Director 58
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2002 11’09”01—September 11: India Directing Director 59
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2002 11’09”01—September 11 Directing Director 59
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2002 Hysterical Blindness Directing Director 59
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2001 The Laughing Club of India Directing Director N/A
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2001 Monsoon Wedding Directing Director 61
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1998 My Own Country Directing Director 58
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1997 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Directing Director 58
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1995 The Perez Family Directing Director 59
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1993 The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat Directing Director 59
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1991 Mississippi Masala Directing Director 59
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1988 Salaam Bombay! Directing Director 61
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1985 India Cabaret Directing Director 59
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1983 So Far from India Directing Director 59
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1979 Jama Masjid Street Journal Directing Director N/A
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The Bengali Detective Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2015 A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight Writing Writer N/A
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1997 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Writing Writer 58
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1993 The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat Writing Writer 59
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1988 Salaam Bombay! Writing Story 61
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Production
2008 8 Production Producer 58
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2008 Migration Production Executive Producer 59
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2007 Positive Production Executive Producer 59
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2006 The Namesake Production Producer 60
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2001 Monsoon Wedding Production Producer 61
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1998 My Own Country Production Producer 58
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1997 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Production Producer 58
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1991 Mississippi Masala Production Producer 59
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1988 Salaam Bombay! Production Producer 61
Fair