Mira Nair Great Film Moments
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Senor Hardon - Juan (Alfred Molina) sleeps next to Dorita (Marisa Tomei), which has some unintended consequences.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - He's Your Papi - Dorita (Marisa Tomei) finds a father for Juan (Alfred Molina).
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - To Love Desperately - Juan (Alfred Molina) finally follows his heart and kisses Dorita (Marisa Tomei).
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - The Dance of Enticement - A young Maya (Surabhi Bhansali) and Tara (Garima Dhup) practice the dance of enticement into their young adult years.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - Position Lesson - Rasa Devi (Rekha) schools her courtesans on the Kama Sutra’s sex positions.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - I Belong to Him Now - Jai (Ramon Tikaram) comes to Maya (Indira Varma) asking forgiveness for pushing her away. At first, she refuses but eventually she gives in to love.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - Sculpt Her - Raj (Naveen Andrews) commissions Jai (Ramon Tikaram) to sculpt his new courtesan, Maya (Indira Varma), not knowing the two are former lovers.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - Fight Me - King Raj Singh (Naveen Andrews) challenges Kumar (Ramon Tikaram) to a fight after being rejected by Maya.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - Exhilaration is My Department - Maya (Indira Varma), the king’s new courtesan, takes the opportunity to taunt Queen Tara.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - You're Welcome to Live With Us - Rasa Devi (Rekha) takes Maya (Indira Varma) in at her school for the Kama Sutra after she is chased out of town for sleeping with the king on his wedding night.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - We Can't Be Together - Jai (Romon Tikaram) pushes Maya (Indira Varma) away because he is worried of becoming too reliant on her to sustain the quality of his work.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - Free Him - Maya (Indira Varma) tries to make a deal with Raj Singh (Naveen Andrews) that she will give herself to him completely if he frees Kumar, her true love.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - I Work With My Hands - Jai (Ramon Tikaram) scares Maya (Indira Varma) off when he takes the liberty of touching her as a reference for his sculpture.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - You Have No Power Over Me - Maya (Indira Varma) refuses Raj (Naveen Andrews) because her heart is with Jai (Ramon Tikaram).
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - You Will Die - Raj Singh (Naveen Andrews) sentences Kumar (Ramon Tikaram) to death when he discovers he’s been having an affair with Maya (Indira Varma), his favorite concubine.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Trailer #1 - Directed by Mira Nair and starring Shafiq Syed, Shafiq Syed, Raghuvir Yadav, Nana Patekar, Anjaan. Before Slumdog Millionaire came Salaam Bombay!, Mira Nair’s Oscar-nominated drama tells the moving story of life on the streets of Bombay as seen through the eyes of Chaipu, a twelve-year-old boy living rough in the city.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Trailer #1 - Directed by Mira Nair and starring Alfred Molina, Chazz Palminteri, Diego Wallraff, Ranjit Chowdhry, Jose Felipe Padron. In an attempt to secure a sponsor, an unlikely group of Cuban refugees become a “family” as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service gives families priority over others. In the process, a political prisoner who hasn’t seen his wife for twenty years and a disaffected sugarcane cutter fall in love. An excitable brother and a lovestruck cop contribute to the general confusion. The inevitable humorous romantic entaglements ensue as a final confrontation is set up.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (2004) - Trailer #1 - Directed by Mira Nair and starring Gabriel Byrne, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Tony Maudsley, John Franklyn-Robbins, Paul Bazely. Directed by Mira Nair. With Reese Witherspoon, Romola Garai, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp (Witherspoon) defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia.
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You (2009) - Trailer #1 - Directed by Fatih Akin and starring Cesar De León, Drea de Matteo, Sinsu Co, Julie Christie, Youri Cho. This is an anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York.
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - Trailer #1 - Gogol (Kal Penn) tries to fit into modern society despite his parent’s orthodox Indian ways.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Now You Know What Baba Is - Baba (Nana Patekar) makes a fool out of Chillum (Raghuvir Yadav) in front of a Western reporter, and then summarily fires him.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Arrested and Abused - Krisha (Shafiq Syed) and Manju (Hansa Vithal) are arrested by a police officer under the suspicion of being thieves.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Caught and Beaten - Krishna’s (Shafiq Syed) ill-fated attempt to rescue Sola (Chanda Sharma) ends up in tragic failure as they are both caught, humiliated, and beaten.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - A Two-Bit Pimp - Baba’s (Nana Petekar) wife turns against him when he doesn’t allow their child to sleep indoors.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Rain Dance - Krishna (Shafiq Syed) shares a fleeting moment of childhood bliss as he dances with little Manju (Hansa Vithal) and her mother.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Reaching Out - Krishna (Shafiq Syed) tries to reach out to Sola (Chanda Sharma).
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - The Story Behind the Name - Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) tells Gogol (Kal Penn) the events that lead to Ashoke coming to America and giving Gogol his name.
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - He Is With Us - After Ashoke’s (Irrfan Khan) passing, Gogol (Kal Penn) and Ashima (Tabu) console each other and a time from when Gogol was a little boy is remembered.
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - First Day in America - On their first day together in America, Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) returns to his office and, left alone, Ashima (Tabu) experiences a bit of culture shock.
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - His American Girlfriend - Gogol (Kal Penn) brings his girlfriend Maxine (Jacinda Barrett) home to meet his parents for the first time.
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - Gogol - Gogol (Kal Penn) is embarrassed when the dark details of the life of Nikolai Gogol are discussed in his high school English class.
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - Arranging a Marriage - Ashima (Tabu) and Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) and their families meet to determine if the two will make a suitable match.
The Namesake
The Namesake (2006) - Indian Train Crash - While on a fateful train journey in India, Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) reads a book by Gogol and talks to Ghosh (Jagannath Guha) about traveling.
Amelia
Amelia (2009) - Out of Fuel With 2,000 Miles to Go - Putnam (Richard Gere), Vidal (Ewan McGregor), and Earhart (Hilary Swank) discuss refueling options between New Guinea and Honolulu.
Amelia
Amelia (2009) - I Was Aiming for Paris - Amelia (Hilary Swank) mistakenly lands in Ireland en route to Paris.
Amelia
Amelia (2009) - Where is Home? - Amelia (Hilary Swank) and George Putnam (Richard Gere) talk about their reunion in Oakland on the 4th of July.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - I Don't Want to Die - Strung-out from drugs and left penniless, Chillum (Raghuvir Yadav) wanders in front of an oncoming train, only to be saved by Krishna (Shafiq Syed) at the last moment.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Lost Without You - Manju (Hansa Vithal) remains silent and detached when her parents come to visit her at a juvenile school.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Krishna Sees Sola - Krishna (Shafiq Syed) watches silently as Sola (Chanda Sharma) is dragged against her will into a brothel.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Sola Is Taken Away - Both Krishna (Shafiq Syed) and Baba (Nana Patekar) watch helplessly as Sola (Chanda Sharma), now sold to another man, is driven away.
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! (1988) - Krishna Stabs Baba - Krishna (Shafiq Syed) stabs Baba (Nana Patekar), freeing Rekha (Anita Kanwar) from the bondage of her marriage.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Security System - Angel (Diego Wallraff) has a security system installed for Carmela (Anjelica Huston).
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Mourning - Dorita (Marisa Tomei) mourns for the death of Felipe with the comfort of Juan (Alfred Molina) by her side.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Perez Family Reunited - Carmela (Anjelica Huston), Juan (Alfred Molina), & Teresa (Trini Alvarado) are reunited after twenty years.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Perez and Perez - Dorita (Marisa Tomei) uses her sensuality to inquire about Juan’s (Alfred Molina) wife in Miami.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Unmarried Girls & Undesirables - The immigration official (Ranjit Chowdhry) explains to Dorita (Marisa Tomei) that families don’t want to sponsor single women.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Two New Romances - Juan (Alfred Molina) and Dorita (Marisa Tomei), and John (Chazz Palminteri) and Carmela (Anjelica Huston) live happily ever after in each other’s arms.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - Floating Twenty Years - Carmela (Anjelica Huston) remembers Juan with Teresa (Trini Alvarado).
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - I Want to F*** John Wayne - Dorita (Marisa Tomei) makes her case of why she wants to go to America.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family (1995) - I'm Finished With Dreaming - Carmela (Anjelica Huston) and Juan (Alfred Molina) reflect on the past and begin living in the present.
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