The Mom-Dani speaks! In her first major interview since her son’s stunning ascent, the acclaimed director reveals what she did to shape the man and set the stage for his epic political upset.

Zohran has been marinated in love, not just from us, his parents, but from intergenerational family life. He’s so secure in ...

The top democratic mayoral candidate is the son of filmmaker and director of “Mississippi Masala,” Mira Nair. Before Zohran Mamdani took New York City’s mayoral race by storm and secured the ...

As New Yorkers head to the polls Tuesday, June 24, the race is shaping up to be a two-man contest between a well-known ex-governor and a social media-savvy newcomer. Andrew Cuomo, viewed as an early ...

The Democratic pick for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, once advised his mother, director Mira Nair, not to work on the Harry Potter film series. Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker, best known ...

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani marches in the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Sept. 1, 2025. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images Yes, it matters that a Qatari royal has patronized the ...

Zohran Mamdani's mother, Mira Nair, hailed her son's historic win in New York City's mayoral elections on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Indian-origin Democrat defeated independent candidate Andrew Cuomo ...

Award-winning director Mira Nair will speak in Grand Rapids on Thursday, February 23, 2006, at 7 pm in the Gezon Auditorium on the campus of Calvin College. An author reception will follow the ...

The next mayor of New York City is also the son of an acclaimed filmmaker, who has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and once turned ...

Monsoon Wedding and A Suitable Boy filmmaker Mira Nair has been announced as the Head of Jury for the South Asia Competition at this year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (October 27-November 5). The ...

Born and raised in Orissa, India, Mira Nair was influenced more by theater than film, specifically Shakespearean and Jatra traveling theater troupes, during her youth. Years later, while at Delhi ...