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Born October 15, 1957 (age 69) • India
Awards And Honors Cannes film festival
Notable Works “Jama Masjid Street Journal” • “Mississippi Masala” • “Monsoon Wedding” • “Queen of Katwe” • “Salaam Bombay!” • “The Namesake” • “The Perez Family” • “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”
Notable Family Members son Zohran Mamdani

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Sarita Choudhury and Denzel Washington stand together at the water's edge, with Choudhury's hand resting on Washington's chest, in a scene from the film Mississippi Masala.
Monsoon Wedding
Film director Mira Nair, wearing a red patterned outfit, smiles at her son Zohran Mamdani, age 12, who is dressed in black, as she puts her arm around his shoulders.
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