Photo: Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire most about Mira Nair is how she turned the space between cultures into her home turf. Plenty of directors visit India for color; she films it from the inside while speaking fluently to audiences everywhere, from Salaam Bombay! to Monsoon Wedding to The Namesake. Her documentary roots show in the texture of her fiction, with street kids and immigrant families rendered in reportorial honesty and novelistic warmth. Winning both the Camera d'Or and the Golden Lion is rare; doing it while centering voices the industry usually ignores is rarer. For me she is the bridge-builder of modern world cinema, and her films age beautifully.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mira Nair
- Name (Japanese)
- ミーラー・ナーイル
- Reading
- みーらー・なーいる
- Born
- October 15, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Rourkela, Sundargarh district, India
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / screenwriter / director
2. Background
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Padma Bhushan
- 1988 Caméra d'Or
- 2001 Golden Lion
- 2017 Dorothy Arzner Directors Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Salaam Bombay! | — | |
| Notable work | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | — | |
| Notable work | Monsoon Wedding | — | |
| Notable work | The Namesake | — | |
| Notable work | Queen of Katwe | — | |
| Notable work | A Suitable Boy | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mira Nair born?
Born October 15, 1957 (age 68).
Where is Mira Nair from?
Mira Nair is from Rourkela, Sundargarh district, India.
What does Mira Nair do?
Mira Nair works as actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, director.
What is Mira Nair known for?
Notable works include Salaam Bombay!, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Monsoon Wedding.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.