Mira Nair
Producer, Actor, and Director
McGregor doesn't shy from controversy...tonsil hockey - and then some - with Jim Carrey. But earlier this fall, he starred as the young All-American Gene Vidal (father of Gore) in "Amelia," director Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biopic. Q. You played Earhart's lover-on-the-side in... In this article: Ewan McGregor, Amelia, Roman Polanski, Amelia Earhart, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jeff Bridges, Jim Carrey, The Ghost, and Mira Nair |
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The Michigan Daily | November 01, 2009
'New York' deserves little love
Proclaimed to be an anthology on life, love and the city encircling it all, "New York, I Love You" features 11 vignettes individually directed by heavyweights (Mira Nair, "Amelia") and beginners (Randall Balsmeyer, "Sesame Street") alike.
In this article: New York, Amelia, New York, I Love You, Julie Christie, Paris, je t'aime, Ethan Hawke, Brett Ratner, and Elizabeth
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Reuters | October 19, 2009
Swank flies high as Earhart
Swank flies high as Earhart Oct 20 - Actress Hilary Swank and Indian-American director Mira Nair talk about their new film "Amelia", a biopic about the legendary 1930s American aviator. Click on any video below, from any channel, to add it...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Thomson Reuters, Amelia Earhart, Small business, Amelia, NYSE, and Nasdaq
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Yahoo! News | November 04, 2009
Amelia struggled to get airborne (Reuters)
...late that year put the project on hold. With "Amelia" suspended, Noyce left to pursue another film, a biopic of Mary Queen of Scots, at which point Hyman approached Nair to take over the film. Nair joined the project in January 2008.
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Ron Bass, Ted Waitt, Electra Junior, Hilary Swank, and Hachiko: A Dog's Story
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International Herald Tribune - Culture | October 23, 2009
Movie Review 'Amelia': An Adventurer Takes Flight, Blinding Smile and All
...An Adventurer Takes Flight, Blinding Smile and All Hilary Swank as the aviator Amelia Earhart and, center, Richard Gere as her husband in "Amelia," directed by Mira Nair. An Adventurer Takes Flight, Blinding Smile and All Amelia...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Amelia, Amelia, William Cuddy, George Palmer Putnam, Ron Bass, and Gore Vidal
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The Times of India - World | October 27, 2009
Horror spooks Hollywood's splurge-to-earn formula
...executive persuaded Steven Spielberg to see it. A slow, viral marketing campaign over several weeks on the internet prepared a campy audience for a major release last weekend, when it finally blew the house, and Mira Nair's 'Amelia', down.
In this article: Hollywood, DreamWorks, The Blair Witch Project, Avatar, GI Joe, Amelia, and Steven Spielberg
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Kansas City Star | October 23, 2009
Amelia'
...sun, plummeted to earth. In "Amelia," director Mira Nair presents Amelia Earhart, legendary aviatrix, as a female Odysseus who navigates uncharted territory while a patient spouse knits his brow until she returns. </p><p>Though this...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Atlantic, Amelia, Girl, Interrupted, Ewan McGregor, and Giraffe
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San Jose Mercury News | October 30, 2009
Weak box-office for 'Amelia' will likely heighten Hollywood wariness of women's dramas
...likely heighten Hollywood wariness of women's dramas This photo released by Fox Searchlight shows Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart,left and director Mira Nair on the set of "Amelia". (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight,Ken Woroner)**NO SALES** To...
In this article: Amelia, Hilary Swank, Hollywood, Mamma Mia, Lynda Obst, Drew Barrymore, Jodie Foster, Erin Brockovich, and Oscars
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | November 05, 2009
Doha Tribeca Film Festival - Full of Eastern promise
...Museum of Islamic Art and skyscrapers sitting atop 15 billion barrels of oil. Under the sweltering blue sky, Mira Nair, whose movie Amelia has been chosen to show first among the 31 films scheduled over the next four days, introduces...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Martin Scorsese, Amelia, Robert De Niro, Doha, Oscar, TriBeCa, and IM Pei
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Starpulse Entertainment News | October 23, 2009
Hilary Swank & Mira Nair Talk 'Amelia'
October 23rd, 2009 11:41am EDT Post a comment Add to My News Last Friday the Essex County Airport in New Jersey hosted an event for Mira Nair's new film, 'Amelia.' It was here that the 73 year old Lockheed Electra airplane used during...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Amelia, Lady Gaga, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Backstreet Boys, Amelia, and Essex County Airport
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Description from Wikipedia:
Mira Nair (born October 15, 1957 at Rourkela, India) is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.
She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! (1988), won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She used the proceeds of the film, to establish an organization for street children, called the Salaam Baalak Trust in India. She often works with longtime creative collaborator, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, whom she met at Harvard.
She has won a number of awards, including a National Film Award and various international film festival awards, and was a nominee at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and BAFTA Awards. She was also awarded the India Abroad Person of the Year-2007, which was presented by Indra Nooyi, Chairperson and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc, and India Abroad Person of the Year-2006.
- Birth Date:
- October 15, 1957
- Birthplace:
- Rourkela, Orissa, India
- Occupation:
- Film director, film producer
- Years Active:
- 1986-present
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