Mira Nair

Mira Nair is a New York-based Indian film director. She was born in India and attended Delhi University[?] and Harvard. Her debut Salaam Bombay won the directors award at the Cannes Film Festival and was also nominated for an Oscar.

Her most recent work Monsoon Wedding, a film about a chaotic Indian wedding was awarded the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival.

Her film credits include

• So Far from India
• Salaam Bombay (hello bombay)
• Mississippi Masala
• The Perez Family
• Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
• My Own Country
• Monsoon Wedding

She currently teaches at Columbia University in New York.