Mira Nair

"The Namesake"
This sweet, but not cloying, adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's delicate novel brings us some wonderful moments.
Toronto Film Festival
Christopher Guest takes on Hollywood's Oscar obsession in the nutty "For Your Consideration." Plus: Mira Nair adapts Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake."
Bollywood confidential
Despite a massive international market and a huge impact on pop culture, the outrageous musical eye candy of Bollywood remains almost invisible in America.
Greetings from Desperation, N.J.
Armed with devastating performances from Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis and Gena Rowlands, director Mira Nair trains her sociologist's eye on the Garden State in HBO's "Hysterical Blindness."
"My job is to choreograph chaos"
Filmmaker Mira Nair talks about "Monsoon Wedding," her homemade tribute to Bollywood that's breaking art-house records across North America.
A viewer's guide to "Monsoon Wedding"
Punjabi wedding rituals, reggae bhangra mixes of old Bollywood hits and other esoterica from the season's most unlikely hit film.
"Kama Sutra"
"Kama Sutra" is bogus history and cheesy storytelling, but what the hell, it's sexy.
All about eros
"Kama Sutra" director Mira Nair talks about sex in 16th century India, and what it means to us today.

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