![]() ![]() Before entering the world of feature films, Nair produced heartfelt documentaries like So Far from India, India Cabaret and Children of a Desired Sex. At Harvard, she studied filmmaking where she was trained in the art of cinema verité and got into the world of documentary production with her first work titled Jama Masjid Street Journal as a part of her film thesis. Nair was an exceptional student and got a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. During her college, Nair was involved in theatre and later, even pursued acting. She studied at the Loreto Convent in Shimla and moved to Delhi to pursue sociology at Miranda College, Delhi University. As a child, Nair took sitar lessons and developed a keen interest in performing arts. ![]() Mira Nair was born to Amrit Lal Nair, an IAS officer and Parveen Nayyar, a social worker in 1957 and brought up in the state of Odisha. “I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. ![]()
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