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

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.