Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Director and producer. Born 15 October 1957 in Rourkela, Orissa, India.

2

Titles on Fi1m

81

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 2 titles

1

Venice prize1 won

Born

15 October 1957, Rourkela, Orissa, India

Active

1988–2001

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filmmaker Mira Nair at ZIFF 2013 — filmmaker Mira Nair at ZIFF 2013ZIFFphoto, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mira Nair — Mira NairBollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani in the crowd of their son Zohran Mamdani's inauguration. (2026) — Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani in the crowd of their son Zohran Mamdani's inauguration. (2026)NYC Mayor's Office, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mira Nair — Mira NairImage via TMDB

Mira Nair — Mira NairImage via TMDB

Mira Nair — Mira NairImage via TMDB

Photographs: ZIFFphoto, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 (licence); NYC Mayor's Office, CC BY 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.