Biography
Mira Nair was born in Rourkela, India, and now lives in New York. She studied at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her feature films include the Academy Award–nominated Salaam Bombay! (1988), Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), the Venice Golden Lion winner Monsoon Wedding (2001), The Namesake (2006), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Queen of Katwe (2016) and A Suitable Boy (2020).
Toronto International Film Festival
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Queen of Katwe |
| 2014 |
Words with Gods |
| 2012 |
The Reluctant Fundamentalist |
| 2009 |
Amelia |
| 2008 |
8 |
New York, I Love You |
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| 2006 |
The Namesake |
| 2004 |
Vanity Fair |
| 2002 |
11'09''01 - September 11 |
Hysterical Blindness (TV movie) |
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| 2001 |
Monsoon Wedding |
| 1998 |
My Own Country (TV movie) |
| 1996 |
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love |
| 1995 |
The Perez Family |
| 1991 |
Mississippi Masala |
| 1988 |
Salaam Bombay! |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
National Treasure: Edge of History |
I'm a Ghost (E01) |
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| 2020 |
A Suitable Boy |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight |
| 1999 |
Laughing Club of India, The (TV movie) |
| 1987 |
Children of a Desired Sex (TV movie) |
| 1985 |
India Cabaret (TV movie) |
| 1983 |
So Far from India |
| 1979 |
Jama Masjid Street Journal |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2008 |
Migration |
| 1993 |
The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat |
Actress
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2001 |
Bollywood Calling |
Monsoon Wedding |
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| 1998 |
My Own Country (TV movie) |
| 1995 |
The Perez Family |
| 1991 |
Mississippi Masala |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
This Changes Everything |
| 2016 |
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem |
| 2013 |
Femme |
| 2009 |
Discovery Atlas: India Revealed (TV movie) - narrator |
| 2007 |
Lights! Action! Music! (TV movie) |
Zoom In: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 |
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| 2006 |
Discovery Atlas (series) |
Wanderlust (TV movie) |
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| 2004 |
Bollywood Remixed - Das indische Kino erobert den Westen |
| 2003 |
Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (TV movie) |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
| 2015 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter |
| 2004 |
At the Movies |
Koffee with Karan |
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Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
Still, The Children Are Here |