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What is Mira Nair best known for?
Mira Nair is known for her strong-themed films like Mississippi Masala, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding, and Saalam Bombay! Mira Nair, born on October 15, 1987, is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City.
How old is Mira Nair?
64 years (October 15, 1957)
Mira Nair/Age
Does Mira Nair have children?
Zohran Mamdani
Mira Nair/Children
Where is Mira Nair from?
Rourkela, India
Mira Nair/Place of birth
Who is Mira Nair’s husband?
Mitch Epsteinm.?–1990
Mira Nair/Husband
Did Mira Nair offer Harry Potter?
“A completely hot button film. The filmmaker revealed that she was approached for Harry Potter 4 (‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’), but she turned down the offer from Warner Brothers as she had to focus on The Namesake, a film based on a novel of the same name by Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri.
Who is Mira Nair married to?
Mira Nair/Spouse
Is Mira Nair married?
Is Mira Nair a Punjabi?
Mira Nair: I wasn’t thinking of the East or the West, I was thinking of my family. I come from a Punjabi family, now in Delhi for many, many years.
Who is the father of Mira Nair?
Her father, Amrit Lal Nair, was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service and her mother, Parveen Nayyar, is a social worker who often focused on children. At age 11, Mira Nair moved with her family to Delhi as her father transferred posts.
Where did Nair grow up in her early life?
Early life and education. Nair was born on 15 October 1957 in Rourkela, Odisha, and grew up with her two older brothers and parents in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Her father, Amrit Nair, is an Indian administrative officer, and her mother, Parveen Nayyar, is a social worker who often worked with children.
Where is Nair from Monsoon Wedding now?
A musical adaptation of Monsoon Wedding, directed by Nair, premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, running from May 5 to July 16, 2017. She currently lives in New York City, where she is an adjunct professor in the Film Division of the School of Arts for Columbia University.
Why did Nair choose to use real ‘street children’?
Using her documentary film-making and acting experience, Nair sought out for real “street children” to more authentically portray the lives of children who survived in the streets and were deprived of a real childhood.