Mira Jacob in Harper’s Bazaar:
From her early documentary Indian Cabaret (1985), which follows strippers through Mumbai, to her first feature film, Salaam Bombay (1988), which centers the lives of street children, to Mississippi Masala (1991), which explores prejudice between Black and Indian communities in the U.S., to Queen of Katwe (2016), which gives a glimpse into the life of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi, Nair has built a career on surfacing brilliant, if often overlooked, stories. Her devotion to getting into the particularities and specificities of culture, for not being swayed by an invisible audience that executives insist might not get it, has earned her a loyal following. It’s also gotten her an Academy Award nomination and the Cannes Prix d’Or and Audience Award for Salaam Bombay, the Golden Lion award for Monsoon Wedding at the Venice Film Festival, and many other prizes. It is no surprise to any of us that a son raised in her household would engender the same loyalty.
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