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Mira Nair

Indian-American filmmaker · India · On the map · Directors · Born 1957 · age 69

Mira Nair is an Indian American filmmaker. She has received two prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and four from the Venice Film Festival, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe, and two César Awards.

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2024The Many Miracles of Household SaintsFilm2022National Treasure: Edge of HistorySeries, Director, Producer2020A Suitable BoySeries, Director2017Dorothy Arzner Directors AwardAwardWater and Sugar - Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of LifeFilm, 20172016Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des chosesFilm2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries2014Words with GodsFilm, Director2011Slaying the Dragon: ReloadedFilm, Herself2009AmeliaFilm, Director2007Lights, Action, MusicFilm2004Koffee with KaranSeries200211'09”01 - September 11: IndiaFilm, Director2001Golden LionAward1998My Own CountryFilm, Director, Producer1997Kama Sutra: A Tale of LoveFilm, Director, Writer1993The Day the Mercedes Became a HatFilm, Director, Writer1988Caméra d'OrAwardSalaam Bombay!Film, 1988Director, Writer1985India CabaretFilm, Director1979Jama Masjid Street JournalFilm, Director1957Born15 October 1957

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  • Salaam Bombay! 1988
  • Queen of Katwe 2016
  • The Namesake 2007
  • Monsoon Wedding 2001
  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2013

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Awards

Dorothy Arzner Directors Award2017
Golden Lion2001
Caméra d'Or1988
Padma Bhushan

About this person

Country
India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69

In common with Mira

Amy LeeAlso in Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded (2011)Lupita Nyong'oAlso in Queen of Katwe (2016)Sarai GivatyAlso in Words with Gods (2014)Celia CruzAlso in The Perez Family (1995)Kate HudsonAlso in The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)