MIRA NAIR: It's lovely to … Best Short LITTLE BROTHER. A fascination with Vice-President elect Kamala Harris could drive American audiences towards Mira Nair’s mini-series “A Suitable Boy,” the director says. She began her film career as an actor and then turned to directing award-winning documentaries, including So Far From India and India Cabaret. Buy movie tickets in advance, find movie times, watch trailers, read movie reviews, and more at New York Vision Award #LIKE . And Mira Nair, the award-winning director of "Monsoon Wedding," "Vanity Fair" and so many other films, joins us from New York. Mira Nair Career Info. Mira Nair, two episodes of whose six-part television series 'A Suitable Boy' will close the 45th Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media on Monday evening at a remotely conducted TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony. Best Short Short W. Best Short Documentary FINDING ELIJAH. Mira Nair, Director: Monsoon Wedding. Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker LANIE ZIPOY for THE SUBJECT . While she studied at Harvard University, Nair joined the theater program and won a Boylstone Award for performing Jocasta's speech from Seneca's Oedipus. The Love and Irreverence of Mira Nair. Prime News, National and International, Cinema, Television, New Delhi, September 17:- Mira Nair, two episodes of whose six-part television series “A Suitable Boy” will close the 45th Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media on Monday evening at a remotely conducted TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony. Accomplished Film Director/Writer/Producer Mira Nair was born in India and educated at Delhi University and at Harvard. Based on Vikram Seth̵… Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Thank you so much for being with us. Best Production BEFORE THE FIRE . She began her film career as an actor and then turned to directing award-winning documentaries, including So Far From India and India Cabaret. The director — whose films have launched careers, won international awards, and dazzled audiences with their earthy sensuality — looks back on four decades of “riling people up.” https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/mira-nair-receives-tiff-tribute-award Best Actress RUBY RUIZ in ISKA . Best Actor KHALID AHMED in WAITING. Before becoming a filmmaker, Mira Nair was originally interested in acting, and at one time she performed plays written by Bengali artist Badal Sarkar. Accomplished Film Director/Writer/Producer Mira Nair was born in India and educated at Delhi University and at Harvard. NEW DELHI: Mira Nair, two episodes of whose six-part television series "A Suitable Boy" will close the 45th Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media on Monday evening at a remotely conducted TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay!