Mira Nair

...the country - formerly Punjab, now Bihar - flow into Delhi's channels of power, patronage and corruption, in which so many drown. Meera Nair's "Small Fry" contrasts the daily humiliation of the uprooted poor around the bus terminal with...

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...while trying to fly solo around the world. Co-starring Richard Gere as her husband and Ewan McGregor as her lover. Directed by Mira Nair ( The Perez Family, Monsoon Wedding ). Review | 'Lonesome Point' examines common themes Ian...

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...Sundance, could cadge only $141,000 on 70 screens; and the omnibus entry New York, I Love You, with directorial contributions by Mira Nair, Allen Hughes, Brett Ratner and Natalie Portman, took in a small-town $372,000 in 199 venues. Hopes...

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...Hilary Swank and Richard Gere on board." Mary S Lovell's biography is the basis of the film Amelia The film, directed by Mira Nair, looks at all that Earhart achieved - including her record-breaking flight in 1928, in which she became the...

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Shelved: Director Mira Nair was due to start work on the film adaptation of Shantaram Underworld tale won't see light of day The film adaptation of the bestselling book, 'Shantaram', which was due to feature the dual talents of...

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...by bad storytell ing, chocolate-box visuals, rubbish star turns and another awful US accent from a Ewan McGregor. Director Mira Nair brings none of the vibrancy of her breakout film Monsoon Wedding or even her exuberant Vanity Fair to...

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...solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean is less compelling than it should be. On paper, Amelia looks very strong. Its director, Meera Nair, made the excellent Monsoon Wedding. The lead role is played by Hilary Swank who has not only won two...

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...Junior to land -- at which point it was surrounded by 15 armed soldiers. "Without the Electra, we could not make the movie," director Mira Nair says. After three days of haggling, with the French and South African governments taking part,...

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Growing up in India, Mira Nair didn't know much about pioneering American aviator and Atchison, Kan., native Amelia Earhart. "For me, she was a person on a postage stamp," the filmmaker said. "That was it. "Of course I learned about her...

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Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET Director Mira Nair has been making feature films since 1988, when she released the critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay! Chris...

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