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  1. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-new-yorkerHow Mira Nair Made Her Own “Suitable Boy” - The New Yorker

    Dec 7, 2020 · Her approach is sometimes oblique: she doesn’t make political films, but she does make her films politically. Her gift, to which ‘Monsoon Wedding’ attests, is to make diversity...

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      On the screen was the rectangle—about five by three...

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      The Silent Political Messaging in Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly...

  2. www.ft.com › content › 1f63e230-961b-4b4c-b614Mira Nair: ‘We never saw people like us on screen’

    Aug 21, 2020 · Yet to Nair, India’s mix of cultural influences — and deep interfaith ties — are the essence of the country, which she was determined to depict on film, shooting at the real havelis ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mira_NairMira Nair - Wikipedia

    They divorced by 1987, and in 1988 Nair met her second husband, the Indo-Ugandan political scientist Mahmood Mamdani, while in Uganda doing research for the film Mississippi Masala. Like his wife, Mamdani teaches at Columbia University . [ 3 ]

  4. www.nytimes.com › suitable-boy-mira-nair‘A Suitable Boy’ Finally Finds Its Perfect Match: Mira Nair

    Dec 7, 2020 · Nair, who was raised in a secular Hindu family, pushed to return more of the novel’s political themes back into the screenplay.

  5. www.thecrimson.com › article › 2021/4/9Women Director Spotlight: Mira Nair | Arts - The Harvard Crimson

    Apr 9, 2021 · April 9, 2021. Director Mira Nair '79, who divides her time between three countries — her birthplace India, Uganda, and the United States — is a world-renowned independent filmmaker.

  6. www.cbc.ca › radio › writersandcompanyMira Nair's adaptation of A Suitable Boy looks at family and ...

    Sep 25, 2020 · Renowned Indian filmmaker Mira Nair is celebrated for films that blend politics and romance, from gritty street life in India to stories about South Asians in the U.S.

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  8. penntoday.upenn.edu › news › filmmaker-mira-nairFilmmaker Mira Nair’s approach to storytelling - Penn Today

    Sep 19, 2023 · Mira Nair, the Center for Advanced Study of India’s 2023 Saluja Global Fellow. With intimately rendered portraits of everyday life, filmmaker Mira Nair has captivated both mainstream and art-house audiences alike. In “Seeing India Through My Lens: East, West, and Coming Full Circle,” the 2023 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture for the Center ...