Mira Nair Quotes
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I was seen as an outsider in the beginning and then an object of great envy. All the national directors wanted to be international. They would come up to me and say, If I cast Michael Caine and Sean Connery, do you think this will make it?" There was this...
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I would say that the audience in India is very important for me. Not for every film, of course, and certainly not for Hysterical Blindness, but for films that have come from my heart, like Salaam Bombay and Monsoon Wedding.
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I guess that would be Indian, in a way. We are used to no privacy. We are used to a lot of people in a room, sleeping on mattresses.
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They say now in America that final cut doesn`t mean anything. As Harvey Weinstein said to some film-maker, `You can have final cut. I`ll open your film in Arkansas.`
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I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.
| Name | Mira Nair |
| Age | 52 |
| Date of Birth | October 15, 1957 |
| Birthplace | Bhubaneshwar, Orissa |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Director |
| Category | Indian Director |
