Analysis_Of_Two_Films_Directed_By_Mira_Nair

Analysis Of Two Films Directed By Mira Nair ANALYSIS OF TWO FILMS DIRECTED BY MIRA NAIR The highly acclaimed director from India, Mira Nair leapt into the world's spotlight with her film Salaam, Bombay! This film is considered by many to be her best work although she may be better known for the controversial subject matter of her latest film Kama Sutra: A tale of Love. Mira Nair was born in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa to a civil servant in 1957. She went on to attend the University of New Delhi where she studied Sociology and Theater. Dissatisfied with the quality of the education, she applied elsewhere. As result she came to Harvard in 1976 on full scholarship to continue studying Sociology. While at Harvard her focus drifted to documentary film. She describes documentary as "a marriage of my interests in the visual arts, theatre, and life as it is lived". She goes on to say that she wanted “a lot more control over gesture and drama and faces” in her work. As a result she tried her hand at fictional narrative. Her greatest recognition came with her first feature film Salaam Bombay! She was awarded the Best New Director at the Cannes Film Festival as well as a nomination for the best film, bombay, one, nair, salaam, children, films, street, mira, best, village, about, work, maya, great, director, chaipau, world, two, streets, named, much, lived, life, child, both, better, without, varma, time, tara, takes, syed, sutra', story