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Mira Nair

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I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth.


— Mira Nair


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I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.


— Mira Nair


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I know what it's like to be in one place and dream of another. I also know what it's like to feel that nostalgia is a fairly useless thing because it is stasis.


— Mira Nair


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I want to question what the outside is and who defines it. I often find those that are considered to be on the outside extremely inspiring.


— Mira Nair


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It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.


— Mira Nair


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Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.


— Mira Nair


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They say now in America that final cut doesn't mean anything. As Harvey Weinstein said to some film-maker, 'You can have final cut. I'll open your film in Arkansas.'


— Mira Nair


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Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place.


— Mira Nair


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Did you know about Mira Nair?

She was also awarded the India Abroad Person of the Year-2007. After the success of Monsoon Wedding Nair collaborated with writer Julian Fellowes on her 2004 adaptation of Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair starring Reese Witherspoon.

She often works with longtime creative collaborator screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala whom Mira Nair met at Harvard. Her most recent films include Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon The Namesake and Amelia. Her production company is Mirabai Films.

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