COVER STORY ASIA'S 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN
An Indian director known for
her documentaries and feature
films dealing with controversial
subject matter, based out of New
York. Her production company,
Mirabai Films, specializes in films
that act as “native info rmers” on
Indian society. A series of gritty
and realistic documentaries that
examined India’s traditions and
culture, country’s patriarchal
society and other issues are well
addressed with. It was in the late
1980s Nair turned her attention
to feature films. Among her
best known films are Mississippi
Masala, The Namesake, the
Golden Lion-winning Monsoon
Wedding and Salaam Bombay! In
2012, Mira Nair was felicitated
with Padma Bhushan by Govt.
of India. With a tidy sum of
umpteen accolades Mira Nair
stand to be a purist in direction.
MIRA NAIR
Citizenship/Residence
Geneva , Switzerland