Mira Nair

Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spheres. Among her best known films are Mississippi Masala, The Namesake, the Golden Lion–winning Monsoon Wedding, and Salaam Bombay!, which received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.

15 October 1957

Born on the same birth date (15 October 1957): Michael Caton-Jones • Stacy Peralta

Born on the same birth day (15 October): Antonio Cañizares Llovera • Antonio Fontán • August Nilsson • Bernhard Crusell • Charles W. Clark • Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark • Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie • Patricia Jessel • Peter Doherty (immunologist) • Takeshi Morishima • Tito Jackson • Tommy Bishop

Born in the same month (October 1957): Annik Honoré • Antonio Cabrini • Bill Fagerbakke • Bruce Grobbelaar • Chris Cowdrey • Clémentine Célarié • Eleftheria Arvanitaki • Kang Seok-woo • Paul Kagame • Steve Lukather