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03/19/2007
Mira Nair, Jhumpa Lahiri
An interview with Mira Nair & Jhumpa Lahiri
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An interview with filmmaker Mira Nair, director of "The Namesake", and Jhumpa Lahiri, the author of the best-selling book that the film is based on. They discuss the story, which follows two generations of Indians seeking the American dream while trying to preserve a sense of their own Indian heritage, and the process of bringing the tale from the page to the screen.
Mira Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian-born, New York based film director.
Her debut film, "Salaam Bombay", (screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala) won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It is today considered a groundbreaking film classic, and is standard fare for film students.
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian-born, New York based film director.
Her debut film, "Salaam Bombay", (screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala) won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It is today considered a groundbreaking film classic, and is standard fare for film students.
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Nair
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