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Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Known For Directing
Birthday Oct 15, 1957 (68)
Birthplace Rourkela, Orissa, India
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Jan 26, 2026
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 als ... o 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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Bollywood Calling

Bollywood Calling

2001

as Mira

The Perez Family

The Perez Family

1995

as Woman buying Flowers

Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

1991

as Gossip Aunty #1

Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe

2016

Director

Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014

Director

Amelia

Amelia

2009

Director

New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

2008

Director

The Namesake

The Namesake

2006

Director

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

Director

Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness

2002

Director

My Own Country

My Own Country

1998

Director

The Perez Family

The Perez Family

1995

Director

Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

1991

Director

So Far from India

So Far from India

1983

Director

The Namesake

The Namesake

2006

Producer

My Own Country

My Own Country

1998

Producer

Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

1991

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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Koffee with Karan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 19, 2004

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

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