Fresh disclosures from the US Justice Department’s latest release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records have drawn attention to film-maker Mira Nair, mother of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, after her ...

Zohran Mamdani made history when he won the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, and it appears that being someone who will live on in history books runs in his blood, as his mother, director ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Her feature film directorial debut was 1988's "Salaam Bombay!," which centered on children living on the streets of India. In a ...

New York City has a new presumptive Democratic mayoral primary winner, which means it also has a new frontrunner in November’s election. But what do Harry Potter, Harold & Kumar, and Denzel Washington ...

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani marches in the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Sept. 1, 2025. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images Yes, it matters that a Qatari royal has patronized the ...

"Mississippi Masala" director Mira Nair says she was nervous to ask Denzel Washington to be more vulnerable in his scenes with Sarita Choudhury in the swooningly romantic 1991 drama. "I fell in love ...

The "Monsoon Wedding" and "Mississippi Masala" director spoke about some of the positive changes she's seen over the last 18 months during a Q&A with Ava DuVernay. Director Mira Nair doesn’t dwell on ...

Monsoon Wedding and A Suitable Boy filmmaker Mira Nair has been announced as the Head of Jury for the South Asia Competition at this year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (October 27-November 5). The ...