Name - Mira Nair
Nick Name - Mira
Date of Birth - 15/10/1957
Age - 60 years (2017)
Born Place - Rourkela, Odisha, India
Profession - Indian American Filmmaker
Husband / Spouse - Mitch Epstein (Divorced), Mahmood Mamdani
Son - Zohran
Daughter - Not Known
Father - Amrit Nair (Indian Administrative Officer)
Mother - Praveen Nair (Social Worker)
Brother - Not Known
Sister - Not Known
Nationality - Indian
Religion - Not Known
Ethnicity - Asian / Indian
School - Loreto Convent Tara Hall, An Irish-Catholic Missionary School, Simla, India
College / University - Miranda House (Delhi University), Cambridge University, Harvard University
Education - Not Known
Height - 5'7'' / 170 m / 1.70 m
Weight - 60 Kg / 132 lbs
Body Measurements - 34-28-36
Bra Size - 34B
Waist Size - 28 inches
Hip Size - 36 inches
Sun Sign / Zodiac Sign - Not Known
Hair Color - Black
Eye Color - Hazel
Dress Size - 4 (US)
Shoe Size - 8 (US)
Affairs / Boyfriends - Mitch Epstein, Mahmood Mamdani
Hobbies - Film making, Writing and Travelling
Salary - Not Known
Net Worth - Not Known
Books Written -
The Reluctant Fundamentalist: From Book to Film, Midnight's Child, The Namesake, A Portrait of the Film
Television -
The media Show (1989), World of Film: India (1992), DVD Extra: Monsoon Wedding (2001), Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (2003), Bollywood Remixed - Das Indische Kino Erobert den Westen (2004), Five Directors on "The Battle of Algiers" (2004), The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (2005), Wanderlust (2006), Charlie Rose (1995-2007), Drinks with LX (2007), Lights!Action!Music! (2007), Discovery Atlas (2007), The 17th Annual Gotham Awards (2007), Zoom In: Stories Behind The Best Independent Films (2007), Made in Hollywood (2009-2016), The Fabulous Picture Show (2009), SOLD: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade (2010), Solace in the Dark (2011), At the Movies (2012), Worldwide Exchange (2012), Tavis Smiley (2013), Femme (2013), The 4%: Film's Gender Problem (2016)
Filmography -
Jama Street Masjid Journal (1979), So Far From India (1982), India Cabaret (1985), Children of a Desired Sex (1987), Salaam Bombay (1988), Mississippi Masal (1991), The Day The Mercedes Become a Hat (1993), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Hysterical Blindness (2002), 11'9''01 September 11 (2002), Still, The Children are Here (2003), Vanity Fair (2004), The Namesake (2006), Migration (2007), New York, I Love You (2009), 8 (2008), Amelia (2009), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Words with Gods (2014), The Bengali Detective (2015), Queen of Katwe (2016)
Awards -
India Abroad Person of the Year (2007), Padma Bhushan (2012), Golden Athena (Athens International Film Festival, 1986), Blue Ribbon (American Film Festival, 1986), Audience Award (Cannes Film Festival, 1988), Golden Camera (Cannes film festival, 1988), National Film Award (1988), National Board of Review Award (1988), Jury Prize (Montreal World Film Festival, 1988), New Generation Award (Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 1988), Lilian Gish Award (1988), Golden Osella (Venice Film Festival, 1991), Critics Special Award (Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 1991), Best Director (Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1992), Asian Media Award (Asian American International Film Festival, 1992), Independent Spirit Award (1993), Special Mention (Biarritz International Festival, 2000), Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival, 2001), Laterna Magica Prize (Venice Film Festival, 2001), Audience Award (Canberra International Film Festival, 2002), Special Award For International Cinema - Zee Cine Awards (2002), UNESCO Award (2002), Faith Hubley Web of Life Award (2004), "Golden Aphrodite" (Folly International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2007)
