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Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spheres. Among her best known films are Mississippi Masala, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, The Namesake, the Golden Lion winning Monsoon Wedding, and Salaam Bombay!, which received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.
Born
Tuesday, 15 October 1957
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| This Changes Everything | Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Water and Sugar | Self | 2016 |
| The 4%: Film's Gender Problem | Self | 2016 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Femme | Self | 2013 |
| Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded | Herself | 2011 |
| Lights! Action! Music! | Self | 2007 |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | Self | 2006 |
| Discovery Atlas | Narrator | 2006 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| This Changes Everything | Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Water and Sugar | Self | 2016 |
| The 4%: Film's Gender Problem | Self | 2016 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Femme | Self | 2013 |
| Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded | Herself | 2011 |
| Lights! Action! Music! | Self | 2007 |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | Self | 2006 |
| Discovery Atlas | Narrator | 2006 |
| Wanderlust | Self | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Koffee with Karan | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| At the Movies | Self | 2004 |
| Bollywood Remixed - Das indische Kino erobert den Westen | Self | 2004 |
| Monsoon Wedding | Mrs. Mehta | 2001 |
| Bollywood Calling | Mira | 2001 |
| My Own Country | Saryu Joshi | 1998 |
| The Perez Family | Woman buying flowers | 1995 |
| Mississippi Masala | Gossip 1 | 1991 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| National Treasure: Edge of History | 2022 |
| A Suitable Boy | 2020 |
| Queen of Katwe | 2016 |
| Words with Gods | 2014 |
| The Reluctant Fundamentalist | 2013 |
| Amelia | 2009 |
| 8 | 2008 |
| New York, I Love You | 2008 |
| Migration | 2008 |
| The Namesake | 2007 |
| Vanity Fair | 2004 |
| September 11 | 2002 |
| Hysterical Blindness | 2002 |
| Monsoon Wedding | 2001 |
| The Laughing Club of India | 2001 |
| My Own Country | 1998 |
| Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | 1996 |
| The Perez Family | 1995 |
| The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat | 1993 |
| Mississippi Masala | 1991 |
| Salaam Bombay! | 1988 |
| India Cabaret | 1985 |
| So Far from India | 1983 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| National Treasure: Edge of History | 2022 |
| Ayiti Mon Amour | 2017 |
| 8 | 2008 |
| Prarambha | 2008 |
| Migration | 2008 |
| The Namesake | 2007 |
| Still, the Children Are Here | 2004 |
| Monsoon Wedding | 2001 |
| My Own Country | 1998 |
| Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | 1996 |
| Mississippi Masala | 1991 |
| Salaam Bombay! | 1988 |
