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 Fontán • Asaph Hall • Brandon Jay McLaren • David Trezeguet • Jakob Pöltl • Jan Miner • Jere Burns • Johan Voskamp • John Kenneth Galbraith • José Miguel Carrera • Keyshia Cole • Marie-Marguerite d'Youville • Melki Sedek Huang • Michél Mazingu-Dinzey • N. Ramani • P. G. Wodehouse • Paul Tanner • S. S. Van Dine • Samuel Adams Holyoke • Steve Camacho • Todd Solondz

Born in the same month (October 1957): Bob Golic • Brian Stokes Mitchell • Dan Castellaneta • Dorinda Clark-Cole • Glenn Hoddle • Jayne Torvill • Jon Lindstrom • Karl Wallinger • Michel Després • Paul Kagame • Peter Marc Jacobson • Reggie Theus • Rumiko Takahashi • Russell Simmons • Vincent Van Patten • Wolfgang Ketterle