Mira Nair

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Mira Nair is an award winning filmmaker who was raised in India but now resides in New York City. She directed such films as Salaam Bombay and Monsoon Wedding and is currently working on the film Shantaram, starring Johnny Depp and Amitabh Bachchan.
Fast Facts:
1. Born: October 15, 1957
2. Notable Films: Monsoon Wedding, Salaam Bombay
3. Practices yoga
Life and Career

Mira Nair was raised in India and attended Delhi University before moving to America where she met long time collaborator Sooni Taraporevala.
Her first big success was Salaam Bombay (1988), which was nominated for an Academy Award.
She then made her entrance into Hollywood with Mississippi Masala (1991), which starred Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury.
In 2001 she scored another hit with Monsoon Wedding, and in 2007 she released The Namesake.
She is currently working on Shantaram, which is set to star Johnny Depp and Amitabh Bachchan.

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- Vanity Fair: Bringing Thackeray's Timeless Novel to the Screen (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks) - $19.95
  
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- Monsoon Wedding - $9.99
  
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- Salaam Bombay (Widescreen Special Edition) - $14.98
  
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- Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair - $17.95
  
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Mira Nair Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- October 15, 1957: Born
- 1985: India Cabaret
- 1988: Slaam Bombay!
- 1991: Mississippi Masala
- 1995: The Perez Family
- 2001: Monsoon Wedding
- 2004: Vanity Fair
- 2006: The Namesake
- 2008: Shantaram

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- RT @aravindadiga: Some reviews of Mira Nair's Amelia: http://www.culturecritic.co.uk/cinema/amelia/
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- Some reviews of Mira Nair's Amelia: http://www.culturecritic.co.uk/cinema/amelia/
- @ThatRetailChick the movie kama sutra a tale of love by mira nair is a really really good movie
- RT @OrnaRoss: The challenge for all of us [artists] is to have the heart of a poet and the skin of an elephant ~ Mira Nair.
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