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Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Actor, Director, Producer

Born October 15, 1957 in Rourkela, Orissa, India

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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 also 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.

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28 wins and 22 nominations

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Mira Nair Videos

This Changes Everything Official Trailer

How Thelma & Louise Changed Hollywood

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Exclusive Interview with Geena Davis & Director Tom Donahue

Cast and Crew Intro | TIFF 2018

Spike Lee, Mira Nair, and Steven Soderbergh on The Battle of Algiers

Filmography

Actor

44

Type

Year

Uma Thurman: Die stille Kämpferin Hollywoods Poster

Uma Thurman: Die stille Kämpferin Hollywoods TV Movie2024Self

2020 TIFF Tribute Awards Poster

2020 TIFF Tribute Awards TV Special2020Self

AFI Movie Club Poster

AFI Movie Club TV Series2020Self

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018Self

Mira Nair: An IU Cinema Exclusive Video2018Self

This Changes Everything Poster

This Changes Everything Documentary2018Self

The 41st Annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards TV Special2017Self - Recipient

Adventures in Moviegoing TV Series2016Self

IMDb First Credit Poster

IMDb First Credit TV Series2016Self

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Poster

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Documentary2016Self

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life Poster

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life Documentary2016Self

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter Poster

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter TV Series2015Self

Femme Documentary2013Self

Solace in the Dark Poster

Solace in the Dark Short Film2011Self

Sold: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade Poster

Sold: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade Documentary2010Narrator

Drinks with LX TV Series2007Self

Lights! Action! Music! Poster

Lights! Action! Music! Documentary2007Self

The 17th Annual Gotham Awards TV Special2007Self

Zoom in: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 Poster

Zoom in: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 Video2007Self

Discovery Atlas Poster

Discovery Atlas TV Series2006Narrator

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition Poster

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition TV Series2006Self

The Fabulous Picture Show Poster

The Fabulous Picture Show TV Series2006Self - Guest

Wanderlust Poster

Wanderlust Documentary2006Self

Made in Hollywood Poster

Made in Hollywood TV Series2005Self

The 15th Annual Gotham Awards TV Special2005Self - Presenter

Worldwide Exchange Poster

Worldwide Exchange TV Series2005Self - Guest

At the Movies Poster

At the Movies TV Series2004Self

Bollywood Remixed - Das indische Kino erobert den Westen Documentary2004Self

Five Directors on 'the Battle of Algiers' Poster

Five Directors on 'the Battle of Algiers' Documentary2004Self

Koffee with Karan Poster

Koffee with Karan TV Series2004Self - Guest

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004Self - Guest

Women on Top: Hollywood and Power Poster

Women on Top: Hollywood and Power Documentary2003Self

Heart of the Festival Poster

Heart of the Festival TV Movie2002Self

Bollywood Calling Poster

Bollywood Calling Feature Film2001Mira

DVD Extra: Monsoon Wedding Short Film2001Self

Monsoon Wedding Poster

Monsoon Wedding Feature Film2001Mrs. Mehta

My Own Country Poster

My Own Country TV Movie1998Saryu Joshi

The Perez Family Poster

The Perez Family Feature Film1995Woman Buying Flowers

World of Film: India Mini-Series1992Self - Interviewee

Charlie Rose Poster

Charlie Rose TV Series1991Self - Guest

Mississippi Masala Poster

Mississippi Masala Feature Film1991Gossip 1

The Media Show Poster

The Media Show TV Series1987Self

Cannes Film Festival Poster

Cannes Film Festival TV Series1952Self - Jury member

Indians in America DocumentarySelf

Director

26

Type

Year

National Treasure: Edge of History Poster

National Treasure: Edge of History TV Series2022

A Suitable Boy Poster

A Suitable Boy TV Series2020

Nafas Short Film2019

Queen of Katwe Poster

Queen of Katwe Feature Film2016

Words with Gods Poster

Words with Gods Feature Film2014

The Reluctant Fundamentalist Poster

The Reluctant Fundamentalist Feature Film2012

Amelia Feature Film2009

8 Feature Film2008

Migration Poster

Migration Short Film2008

New York, I Love You Poster

New York, I Love You Feature Film2008

The Namesake Poster

The Namesake Feature Film2006

Vanity Fair Poster

Vanity Fair Feature Film2004

Hysterical Blindness Poster

Hysterical Blindness TV Movie2002

September 11 Poster

September 11 Feature Film2002

Monsoon Wedding Poster

Monsoon Wedding Feature Film2001

The Laughing Club of India Poster

The Laughing Club of India Documentary2001

My Own Country Poster

My Own Country TV Movie1998

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Poster

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Feature Film1996

The Perez Family Poster

The Perez Family Feature Film1995

The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat Poster

The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat Short Film1993

Mississippi Masala Poster

Mississippi Masala Feature Film1991

Salaam Bombay! Poster

Salaam Bombay! Feature Film1988

Children of a Desired Sex Documentary1987

India Cabaret Poster

India Cabaret Documentary1985

So Far from India Poster

So Far from India Documentary1983

Jama Masjid Street Journal Documentary1979

Producer

17

Type

Year

Against the Tide Poster

Against the Tide Feature Film2023

Our Land, Our Freedom Poster

Our Land, Our Freedom Feature Film2023

National Treasure: Edge of History Poster

National Treasure: Edge of History TV Series2022

A Suitable Boy Poster

A Suitable Boy TV Series2020

Ayiti Mon Amour Poster

Ayiti Mon Amour Feature Film2016

8 Feature Film2008

Migration Poster

Migration Short Film2008

Prarambha Poster

Prarambha Short Film2008

Blood Brothers Poster

Blood Brothers Short Film2007

Positive Poster

Positive Short Film2007

The Namesake Poster

The Namesake Feature Film2006

Still, the Children Are Here Poster

Still, the Children Are Here Documentary2004

Monsoon Wedding Poster

Monsoon Wedding Feature Film2001

My Own Country Poster

My Own Country TV Movie1998

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Poster

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Feature Film1996

Mississippi Masala Poster

Mississippi Masala Feature Film1991

Salaam Bombay! Poster

Salaam Bombay! Feature Film1988

Thanks

6

Type

Year

Imbabazi Poster

Imbabazi Feature Film2013

Swapped Short Film2011

Even Cactus Goes to Heaven Poster

Even Cactus Goes to Heaven Short Film2009

Kaminey Feature Film2009

A Pizza Story Poster

A Pizza Story Short Film2008

My Karma Poster

My Karma Short Film2004

Writer

2

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Poster

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Feature Film1996

Salaam Bombay! Poster

Salaam Bombay! Feature Film1988

Editorial Department

1

Dadi's Family Documentary1980

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