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Mira Nair - what members say


  • Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love
  • Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love review by arun 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 Arun 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 Srinivasareddy Munagala 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


  • Monsoon Wedding on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Lillete Dubey,  Shefali Shetty
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: 15
    Combining traditional ideas of marriage and family with the realities of modern life, MONSOON WEDDING is a lighthearted film from director Mira Nair (SALAAM BOMBAY!). The majority of the film takes place inside the home of an extended Punjabi family living in New Delhi who has gathered together for ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 72% from 1,048 members
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  • Mississippi Masala (1991)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Sarita Choudhury
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: TBC
    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 67% from 63 members
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  • Salaam Bombay on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Shafiq Syed,  Hansa Vithal,  Chanda Sharma
    Director: Mira Nair
    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 70% from 432 members
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Mira Nair facts

5 most recent films


The Namesake - 3.0 stars
Vanity Fair - 3.0 stars
Hysterical Blindness - 2.5 stars
Monsoon Wedding - 3.5 stars
Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love - 2.5 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


Hysterical Blindness - 2.5 stars
Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love - 2.5 stars
Vanity Fair - 3.0 stars
The Namesake - 3.0 stars
Monsoon Wedding - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Sarita Choudhury - 2 times - show films
Kulbhushan Kharbanda - 1 times - show films
Romola Garai - 1 times - show films
Vasundhara Das - 1 times - show films
Denzel Washington - 1 times - show films