Mira Nair
Christmas Special: Bollywood & The Anglo-Indian Community
Bollywood remains cluttered with stereotypical depictions of the Christian community, with hardly any room for innovation, let alone for a groundbreaking character-study like Violet Stoneham in Aparna Sen's evocative film on the desolation of the Christian community in 36 Chowringhee Lane. One must say though, that there were several eminently memorable Christian characters in the past. For instance, Lalita Pawar's Mrs D'Sa in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Anari and of course Amitabh Bachchan's Anthony in Manmohan Desai's (Manji as he was called) Amar Akbar Anthony. The Big B says abou | Click Here...
Mira Nair Has A Fall, Undergoes Emergency Surgery
A Suitable Boy’s suitably accomplished director Mira Nair is currently not feeling as top-of-the-world as the great reviews for her series should make her feel. Mira, who is India’s most precious cinematic export to the West , is currently healing after an emergency surgery. Now how did that happen? Out for a walk in in the park she tripped and fell. When I touch base with Mira she says, “I had a very painful shoulder surgery after a fall in the park . I am nursing myself back to sturdiness slowly and steadily.” For Mira it hasn’t b | Click Here...
Mira Nair shocked with the death of Nikita Pearl Waliga
Just 15, and certainly no age to die. Ugandan child prodigy Nikita Pearl Waliga who played a pivotal part in Mira Nair’s film Queen Of Katwe died of an incurable brain tumour on February 15. This was the second time Nikita was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Earlier in 2016, she was diagnosed with her first tumour while shooting for Mira Nair’s Queen Of Katwe. Since the medical facilities in Uganda were unable to cope with Nikita’s condition, Mira flew the girl down to India for treatment and took care of all the medical bills. Once again when the dreaded disease struck t | Click Here...
Manoj Pahwa bags Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy
Popular actor Manoj Pahwa, who has rocked the big screens with his performances in movies like Singh Is Kinng, Dabangg 2, Jolly LLB, Dil Dhadakne Do, has bagged a web project. News coming in now is that seasoned actor Manoj will be part of A Suitable Boy, helmed by Mira Nair. Produced by Lookout Point for the BBC, the drama is penned by British screenwriter Andrew Davies. A Suitable Boy is an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel of the same name. It tells the story of spirited university student Lata and her coming of age in North India in 1951 at the same time as the country i | Click Here...
Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Mansi Multani, Joyeeta Dutta in Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy
Director Mira Nair is set to launch A Suitable Boy, an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel with the same name. Produced by Lookout Point for the BBC, the drama is penned by British screenwriter Andrew Davies. A Suitable Boy tells the story of spirited university student Lata and her coming of age in North India in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation and is about to go to the polls for its first democratic general elections. The cast members include Ishaan Khatter, Tabu and Tanya Maniktala. Tabu will be seen playing the | Click Here...
Ram Kapoor bags Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy
Popular actor Ram Kapoor, who is known for his huge body of work in TV shows and movies, is all set to enthrall audiences in a new avatar. Ram, who was last seen in Loveyatri and is also shooting for Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad and Yoodle Films’ comedy Bahut Samman Hua, has bagged director Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy. He has come on board the film to play a crucial character. A Suitable Boy tells the story of spirited university student Lata and her coming of age in North India in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation an | Click Here...
Tabu to feature in Mira Nair’s web film to be produced by BBC
Mira Nair the Indian-American filmmaker will soon go on floor with her web film which will have a very interesting concept!! The film is scheduled to start with its first schedule in Lucknow soon. News coming to us at IWMBuzz.com is that Mira Nair will direct the web film which will be produced by BBC Entertainment. And the big exclusive news that IWMBuzz.com has is that gorgeously talented film actress Tabu will play the lead role in the film. | Click Here...