Mira NairA collection of 16 posts

Wedding

My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are ...

Wedding

It gave me a lot of pleasure and pride that 90 percent of the crew for 'Mon...

War

With Vietnam the Iraq War so many American films about war are almost always f...

Politics

I look for the humanity in people however big the politics or oppressive the si...

Movie

I often begin movies with music in my head it's a very important dimension ...

Movie

In America we have so many movies and so much media about the Islamic world th...

Marriage

Marriage of attraction is a gamble anyway so you might as well marry into a fam...

Hope

I think films have to reach people and really grab them. That's what I hope...

Home

I am at home in many cultures. I live actively in three continents and I've...

Home

New York City is home to so many people from so many places and the uniqueness o...