Mira Nair in NDTV Good Times on CUT
Mira Nair in an exclusive rendezvous with NDTV Good Times on CUT
From the bylanes of Mumbai to the skyline of New York – Director Mira Nair is one of the few Indian filmmakers of international repute
Meet Mira Nair in an exclusive rendezvous with NDTV Good Times on this special episode of CUT!
Whether it’s Salaam Bombay, Namesake or Monsoon Wedding – award-winning filmmaker Mira Nair has mostly expressed the outlook of the cosmopolitan Indian. But...Read Full Story
Waste Land
Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores” — or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as...Read Full Story
Full Frame Documentary Shorts, Vol. 1
FULL FRAME – 7 COMPLETE DOCUMENTARY SHOR (DVD MOVIE)
LAUGHING CLUB OF INDIA (By Mira Nair) From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), this humorous documentary explores the power of laughter through the strangely popular phenomenon of laughing clubs in contemporary Bombay. (30min)An often-stirring selection of seven documentary shorts culled from the annual Full Frame Documentary film festival, this DVD provides a...Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Expect bloody competition for the top spot at the weekend box office. Lionsgate's horror sequel "Saw VI" does battle with Paramount's similarly targeted supernatural thriller "Paranormal Activity" as three other wide releases hit multiplexes: Fox Searchlight's Hilary Swank-starring "Amelia," Summit's animated feature "Astro Boy" and Universal's John C. Reilly-toplined "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." The "Saw" sequel had been expected to perform...Read Full Story
Before they became staples of the runway, bomber jackets, flight suits and protective aviator sunglasses were born in the cockpit of an early — and cold — airplane. They were necessary in drafty flying machines with metal doors that were a struggle just to keep closed. But as aviation pioneers such as Amelia Earhart brought their style around the world, they sparked fashion trends that have been with us ever since. The leather bomber jacket shown in the new Earhart biopic "Amelia" starring...Read Full Story
New Delhi, Jan 25: Veteran actors Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi and filmmaker of international repute Mira Nair were named for the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian honour on the eve of Republic Day Wednesday. - Indiatalkies.com
The government on Wednesday announced the names of winners for 109 Padma awards on the eve of the Republic Day. The winners this year include 19 women. Five Padma Vibhushan awardees include the legendary singer composer, late Bhupen Hazarika ...
Shabana Azmi and Mira Nair are working together on " The Reluctant Fundamentalist", and the veteran actress says her happiness has ... for their contribution to Indian cinema. "We have recently completed a film together, 'The Reluctant ...
This film by Sekhar Kammula won the Best First Film of a New Director at the National Film Festival in India. "The Namesake" (2006) The Mira Nair motion picture drama "The Namesake" is an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel of the same title.
The second highest Padma honour 'Padma Bhushan' would be given to 27 renowned personalities including Bollywood star Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra Singh Deol, Film maker Mira Nair, Malyalam Art Film Director Soman Nair Priyadarsan, Painter Jatin Das ...
Mira Nair (born October 15 , 1957 at Rourkela , India ) is an India -born, New York -based film director . Her production company is Mirabai Films . She was educated at Delhi ...
Filmz.ru has a first look at the first batch of photos from Mira Nair âs Amelia , the Amelia Earhart biopic which is currently in production. Hilary Swank stars as the legendary American pilot who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in ...