India

...biopic we've been waiting for, neatly wrapped up in a broad but sketchy screenplay by Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan, directed by India's Mira Nair and starring diligent, indefatigable two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank. It has beautiful...

In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Fred Noonan, George Putnam, Ron Bass, Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, and Cherry Jones

...happens to be married. Although her specific issues are not at the heart of the film, Nair is able to use them to examine and discuss the norm/tradition in India and how it is changing, and perhaps not for the better. In fact, watching the...

In this article: Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair, The Criterion Collection, Blu-ray, Declan Quinn, Sabrina Dhawan, and Tillotama Shome

...Declan Quinn with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack • Audio commentary featuring Nair • Nair's short documentaries So Far from India (1983), India Cabaret (1985), and The Laughing Club of India (2001), featuring video introductions by...

In this article: William Castle, Sherlock Holmes, Mira Nair, Blu Ray, 13 Ghosts, Matt Drudge, Strait-Jacket, Monsoon Wedding, and Monty Python

...an argument with her boyfriend (Andy Garcia), whose wallet he has previously pilfered. Next, India's Mira Nair enters the diamond district to film an encounter between a Hasidic bride-to-be (Natalie Portman) and a Hindu diamond merchant...

In this article: Ethan Hawke, Red Sorghum, Irrfan Khan, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, New York, I Love You, Emmanuel Benbihy, John Hurt, and Shunji Iwai

...is headquartered in Nair's adopted home of Kampala, Uganda. Nair is also working on the big-budget Johnny Depp-starrer Shantaram '' in India, the U.K. and possibly Australia. Production was delayed due to a Writers Guild of America, East...

In this article: Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala, Mississippi Masala, Harvard University, New York City, Academy Awards, Bombay, Delhi University, Venice Film Festival, and The Namesake

Then there are the times when I discover a gem, and my faith is absolutely restored. India native Mira Nair's award-winning Monsoon Wedding is such a treasure. It's funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot. It has some great...

In this article: Mira Nair, Monsoon Wedding, Sabrina Dhawan, New Delhi, DVD, Celluloid, Lillete Dubey, Naseeruddin Shah, Vasundhara Das, and The Perez Family

...disc also includes the documentary short, The Laughing Club of India (2000). Two more short documentaries, So Far from India (1982) and India Cabaret (1985), are on the second disc, which also includes the scripted short films, The Day the...

In this article: Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair, Lillete Dubey, Naseeruddin Shah, DVD, Tillotama Shome, and Vijay Raaz

...(US) president is the best news of the century," Mehta told IANS. India-born New York-based Mira Nair, who campaigned for Obama, said emphatically: "Anything is possible". Last month, Nair had organised a literary meet in support of Obama.

In this article: Barack Obama, Mira Nair, Shabana Azmi, Deepa Mehta, New York, Democracy, Kiran Desai, Manil Suri, and Suketu Mehta

...first big-budget Hindi movie financed by Hollywood. The Walt Disney Co. recently increased its stake in India's UTV Software Communications, maker of last year's hit "The Namesake." Later this year, Johnny Depp is expected to star in the...

In this article: Apu, Mumbai, Hollywood, The Namesake, Johnny Depp, Mecca, Dog, and Indian accent