Nair has previously spoken about how Mamdani influenced her career choices — including her decision to turn down an offer to direct a “Harry Potter” film.

Discover how Mira Nair's son, Zohran Mamdani, not only influenced the casting of Kal Penn in The Namesake but is now on the brink of becoming New York City's first Indian-origin mayor.

Zohran Mamdani, the Indian-origin nominee for New York City Mayor, has played a key role in his mother, director Mira Nair’s career, having even persuaded her to turn down a Harry Potter film.

The top democratic mayoral candidate is the son of filmmaker and director of “Mississippi Masala,” Mira Nair.

Mira Nair is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who worked with a string of A-listers, including Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Reese Witherspoon and Lupita Nyong’o.

Zohran Mamdani is making a longshot run for New York City mayor. His mother, Mira Nair, is an Oscar-nominated director.

Zohran was born on 18 October 1991 in Kampala, Uganda, to Professor Mahmood Mamdani, an extremely respected political thinker, and Mira Nair, a renowned Indian-American filmmaker.

Syam Nair joins NetApp from Zscaler, where he served as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Research & Development. Nair brings more than two decades of engineering and ...

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Syam Nair as its new Chief Product Officer (CPO) ...

As it happens, he’s the son of successful Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, who has been making features for nearly 40 years since her 1988 debut Salaam Bombay! received an Oscar nomination ...

Zohran Mamdani was raised by his hard-working and successful parents, his mother, Mira Nair, and father Mahmood Mamdani.

Vaidehi Nair has officially announced her departure from the popular TV show 'Jaadu Teri Nazar,' citing dissatisfaction with her character's development. The 18-year-old actress, who played ...