Mira Nair — Director (15)

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The Perez Family (1995)
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other title: 旧爱新欢一家亲 / 男人最疼 …
In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez and Dorita Evita Perez are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela, whom he hasn't seen in decades.

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Mississippi Masala (1991)
Mississippi Masala
米拉·奈尔 actor: 丹泽尔·华盛顿 / 萨莉塔·乔德霍里 …
other title: 密西西比风情画 / 钟爱一生 …
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities.

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The Namesake (2006)
The Namesake
★ 7.2 15 ratings
米拉·奈尔 actor: 卡尔·潘 / Irfan Khan …
other title: 同名人 / 同名同姓 …
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.

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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
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★ 6.9 14 ratings
other title: 欲望和智慧 / 万诱宝鉴(港) …
Tara and Maya are inseparable, with the same tastes, habits, and hobbies. Years later, the two have matured but have maintained their friendship. Tara marries local prince Raj Singh, who succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj seeks another female to satisfy his sexual desires, with his sights settling on Maya, putting a perhaps unforgivable strain on a longtime friendship.

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Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Salaam Bombay!
★ 8.8 11 ratings
米拉·奈尔 actor: 沙菲克·赛义德 / Irfan Khan …
other title: 早安孟买 / 街童 …
After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs, but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. There, he befriends the drug dealer Chillum and young prostitute Sola Saal, while trying to make enough money at a neighborhood tea stall to repay his debt to his family.

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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
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★ 7.3 18 ratings
other title: 季风婚宴 / 偷欢嫁期(港) …
As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.