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Mira Nair - what members say

Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love review by from Liverpool, UK

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... Read customer review

Monsoon Wedding review by from Liverpool, UK

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 ... Read customer review

Salaam Bombay review by from London

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... Read customer review

Mira Nair - filmography

Amelia on DVD (2009)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere
Director: Mira Nair
Certificate:
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.

59% from 4,077 members

The Namesake on DVD (2006)
Starring: Irfan Khan, Jagannath Guha, Ruma Guha Thakurta
Director: Mira Nair
Certificate:
Based on a novel by Pulitzer prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, this is a film about the universal themes of family, generational difference and culture clash. Gogol (Kal Penn), the son of immigrants is torn between having the lifestyle of a successful young American and following the wishes of his ..read more »

64% from 9,173 members

Vanity Fair on DVD (2004)
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent
Director: Mira Nair
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Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp (Witherspoon) defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia.

58% from 21,072 members

Hysterical Blindness on DVD (2004)
Starring: Uma Thurman, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands
Director: Mira Nair
Certificate:
A pair of Jersey girls wander through the singles bar scene of the New York City suburb of Bayonne. As they seek lasting relationships amidst the smoky dive bars and Springsteen songs, Debby (Uma Thurman) and Beth (Juliette Lewis) begin to understand that love isn't like the pop songs that are ..read more »

49% from 282 members

Monsoon Wedding on DVD (2001)
Starring: Vijay Raaz, Tilotama Shome, Vasundhara Das
Director: Mira Nair
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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 »

66% from 6,393 members

Perez Family (1996)
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Anjelica Huston, Alfred Molina
Director: Mira Nair
Certificate:
A Cuban girl and a conservative family man are mistaken for a married couple by immigration officials.

80% from 2 members
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Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love on DVD (1996)
Starring: Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Indira Varma
Director: Mira Nair
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In this visually striking saga of one woman's search for personal and sexual freedom in 16th century India, Maya (Indira Varma) is a servant girl who is a handmaid to Tara (Sarita Choudhury), a princess. Maya and Tara have been close friends since childhood, and when Rasa Devi (Rekha), an elegant ..read more »

54% from 1,434 member

Mississippi Masala (1991)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury
Director: Mira Nair
Certificate:
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.

66% from 79 members
Currently unavailable

Salaam Bombay on DVD (1988)
Starring: Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma
Director: Mira Nair
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Shot on-location on the streets of Bombay, Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay is the gritty tale of Krishna (Shafiq Syed, a runaway discovered by Nair), a boy kicked out of his home, and abandoned by the traveling circus he had joined. In desperation, he uses the little money he has to buy a one-way ticket ..read more »

69% from 2,974 members

Mira Nair facts

5 most recent films

Amelia - 3.0 stars
The Namesake - 3.0 stars
Vanity Fair - 3.0 stars
Hysterical Blindness - 2.5 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
Amelia - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Perez Family - 4.0 stars
Hysterical Blindness - 2.5 stars
Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love - 2.5 stars
Vanity Fair - 3.0 stars
Amelia - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Shafiq Syed - 2 times - show films
Chanda Sharma - 2 times - show films
Sarita Choudhury - 2 times - show films
Raghuvir Yadav - 2 times - show films
Hansa Vithal - 2 times - show films