Movies by Mira Nair
As part of the cast:
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Lights, Action, Music (2007)
Cast: John Barry, Terence Blanchard, Carter Burwell …
Directed by: Dan Lieberstein
Some of the world's greatest composers and directors discuss the important link between music and images as they explain how to create a movie score in this documentary featuring Francis…
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Zoom In: Stories Behind the 2007 Gotham Awards (2007)
Cast: Dave Karger, Owen Gleiberman, Javier Bardem …
Directed by: Mario Diaz
This hourlong documentary showcases the challenges and triumphs of some of 2007's best independent films and provides an inside look at how the Gotham Awards play a pivotal role in…
As a director:
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Amelia (2009)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Hilary Swank stars as famed aviator Amelia Earhart in this dramatic biopic that follows the daring pilot's rise from obscurity in Kansas to her troubled marriage to businessman George…
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New York, I Love You (2008)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Justin Bartha …
Directed by: Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Natalie Portman …
In the city that never sleeps, love abounds 24/7. At the café, in the park, on the subway, on the corner, you never know where love will find you. Some of the greatest directors present…
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AIDS Jaago (2007)
Cast: Sameera Reddy, Shiney Ahuja, Raima Sen …
Directed by: Santosh Sivan, Farhan Akhtar, Mira Nair …
Acclaimed directors Mira Nair, Santosh Sivan, Vishal Bhardwaj and Farhan Akhtar examine the AIDS crisis in India with four short films that dispel common myths and illustrate how the disease…
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The Namesake (2006)
Cast: Kal Penn, Jacinda Barrett, Irrfan Khan …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Gogol Ganguli (Kal Penn) is torn between his parents' (Irrfan Khan and Tabu) Indian traditions and his decidedly modern lifestyle, and frankly prefers for his friends to call him "Nick."…
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Vanity Fair (2004)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Romola Garai …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) is a lower-class girl who uses her considerable wit to climb her way up the precipitous ladder of 1820s London society in this faithful film version of William…
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Hysterical Blindness (2002)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe for her searing performance as Debby in this Mira Nair film. Debby's a New Jersey woman longing to find someone who'll see how special she truly is,…
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September 11 (2002)
Cast: Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit, Jerome Horry …
Directed by: Claude Lelouch, Sean Penn, Youssef Chahine …
An unorthodox look at the repercussions of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, is presented in this collection of short films about how people from all walks of life were ultimately…
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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Vijay Raaz …
Directed by: Mira Nair
As the monsoon rains loom in director Mira Nair's romantic drama, Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah) and his extended family reunite for the last-minute arranged marriage of his daughter…
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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
Cast: Indira Varma, Sarita Choudury, Sarita Choudhury …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Born into a wealthy and powerful family, Tara (Sarita Choudhury) is luckier than her lowly servant, Maya (Indira Varma), when it comes to material things. But Maya has become richer in…
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The Perez Family (1995)
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Mira Nair
In this romantic comedy, Dottie Perez (Marisa Tomei), a Cuban woman, longs for a very American life, one that centers on rock 'n' roll music and cowboys. Juan Raul Perez (Alfred…
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Mississippi Masala (1992)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Mira Nair concocts a fascinating picture of Mina (Sarita Choudhury), an Indian woman whose father (Roshan Seth) pines for his native Uganda, where his family lived prosperously until the evil…
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Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Cast: Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma …
Directed by: Mira Nair
This wrenching story concerns a 10-year-old boy who's tossed out onto the streets of Bombay to find work. As he tries to earn enough money to return home, he finds it's hard enough…