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Mira Nair - what members say


  • Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love
  • Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love review by from Liverpool, UK
    Rated - 2 stars Disappointment 19 June 2005
    ...I didnt expect this below average fare from Mira Nair. The essence of her films was missing due to the emphasis on sexuality. Rekha has miniscule role. Indira Varma si...  
  • Monsoon Wedding
  • Monsoon Wedding review by from Liverpool, UK
    Rated - 4 stars thoroughly enjoyable 4 May 2005
    ... glory, glitz and glamour. this without loosing the reality touch. The director Mira Nair was visibly jubilant when she was talking about her film in the Extras section ...  
  • Salaam Bombay
  • Salaam Bombay review by from London
    Rated - 5 stars A Great movie to watch 25 February 2005
    ...Mira Nair is really a great director .In this story of description of India's everlast existing burning problem Child Labour. The narration was excellent and characteri...  

Mira Nair - filmography


  • Amelia (2009)
    Starring: Ewan McGregor,  Hilary Swank,  Richard Gere
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 12 members
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  • Mississippi Masala (1991)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Sarita Choudhury
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 68 members
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  • Salaam Bombay on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Shafiq Syed,  Hansa Vithal,  Chanda Sharma
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Mira Nair's first feature is an acclaimed drama depicting the desperate lives of homeless children in one of India's poorest cities. Krishna (Shafiq Syed) is a 10-year-old country boy forced to live on his own in the streets of Bombay after his family tosses him out. While he hopes to earn 500 ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,499 members
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Mira Nair facts

5 most recent films

Amelia - 3.0 stars
The Namesake - 3.0 stars
Hysterical Blindness - 2.5 stars
Vanity Fair - 3.0 stars
Monsoon Wedding - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Salaam Bombay - 3.5 stars
Mississippi Masala - 3.5 stars
Monsoon Wedding - 3.5 stars
The Namesake - 3.0 stars
Vanity Fair - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Amelia - 3.0 stars
Hysterical Blindness - 2.5 stars
Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love - 2.5 stars
Vanity Fair - 3.0 stars
The Namesake - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sarita Choudhury - 2 times - show films
Naveen Andrews - 1 times - show films
Vijay Raaz - 1 times - show films
Denzel Washington - 1 times - show films
Ben Gazzara - 1 times - show films


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