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All Stories for Mira Nair
Shantaram: Whose Bombay is this anyway?
Subhash • 3 years agoPredictability is the least of the crimes in Shantaram. Puerility and the complete absence of authenticity are what pull this slack, sluggish, and silly adaptation of the bestseller to the level of a death-seller.
Before Deepika Padukone, these Indian stars were part of the Cannes jury
Fp Staff • 3 years agoDeepika Padukone is one of the jury members at Cannes. However, she is not the first Indian to serve as a panel member. Here are eight members, who served as Jury members at the prestigious festival.
Mira Nair takes a deep dive into how each actor was cast in Monsoon Wedding, from Naseeruddin Shah to Vijay Raaz
Sneha Bengani • 3 years agoThe lasting legacy of Monsoon Wedding is its casting coup — how director Mira Nair managed to handpick and bring together an ensemble unlike any other.
Mira Nair on 20 years of Monsoon Wedding, and helming its Broadway adaptation: The film hasn't left me for a moment
Sneha Bengani • 3 years ago"The Monsoon Wedding musical will open in London in June 2023, following which we will hopefully go to New York, and bring it to India," says filmmaker Mira Nair.
Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala, re-releasing in US cinemas today, is a story of continuous juxtaposition
• 3 years agoThe pop iconography of chain restaurants, motels, and gas stations is characteristic of 1980s independent films. But Mira Nair’s storybook ending is more ’90s, recalling the post-Cold War golden age when it seemed that American notions of “freedom” and self-invention reigned supreme.
Dear Jane Campion, What got into you?
Subhash • 3 years agoSubhash K Jha in an open letter to the director of ‘The Power of the Dog’, questions: Where are the female filmmakers of enduring repute in America and Britain?
Confessions of shy bride: How I turned to films to survive the chaos of my winter wedding
Raginid • 4 years agoTo beat the chaos of my wedding prep, I turned to films, especially centred on weddings. Not to look for any aesthetic ideas, but to soak myself into an emotional marathon.
Explained: Why film industry is rallying against proposed amendments to Cinematograph Act
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe I&B Ministry had sought suggestions for Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by 2 July. A letter with 3,000 signatories from the Indian film industry has opposed the proposed amendments.
Tracing Satyajit Ray's influence on Hindi cinema; Netflix anthology on auteur's short stories is only a drop in the ocean
Kusumita Das • 4 years agoA new Hindi anthology series aims to bring Satyajit Ray's legacy to the Netflix generation. Will this be our version of the 21st century retelling of Sherlock Holmes?
Mira Nair likely to direct National Treasure reboot series at Disney+; show to focus on 'identity, community, patriotism'
• 4 years agoThe reboot series is narrated from the point of view of Jess Morales, who, with her diverse group of friends, sets off on the adventure to uncover her mysterious family history and recover lost treasure.