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...Although Nair??s films—from “Salaam Bombay!” to “Monsoon Wedding”—have garnered widespread acclaim from the media, she is a populist at heart, playing more to the audience here than to the critics. This is not a bad thing; although some might find the constant swelling of tympanis and the inconsistent quality of the digital effects to be grating and cheesy, these are forgivable and do not detract from the meaning or pleasure of the movie. Nair??s affinity...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Amelia | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...Although Tsim initally has no idea who the film director and Harvard alum is, she is enthused after a quick Google search reveals that Nair is the Bollywood director of the films Monsoon Wedding and Vanity Fair. The signature elegance and bright color palette of Nair??s movies informs Tsim’s 24-hour design...

Author: By Kate E. Cetrulo and Emily C. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: FM's Third Annual Fast Fashion Challenge | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

Although Tsim initally has no idea who the film director and Harvard alum is, she is enthused after a quick Google search reveals that Nair is the Bollywood director of the films Monsoon Wedding and Vanity Fair. The signature elegance and bright color palette of Nair??s movies informs Tsim’s 24-hour design...

Author: By Elias A Shaaya, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Helen Tsim ’10 | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...returned. And then I called myself, and there were no phone calls returned,” Penn explains. “Then I decided to write her a letter telling her exactly why I had to play this part.”That only worked, says Penn, thanks to Nair??s 14-year-old son. “Every night before bed, because he was such a big fan of ‘Harold and Kumar,’ [he] would say Mom, why don’t we audition Kal Penn?” says Penn.Nair...

Author: By Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kal Penn Finds Cultural Roots, Turns Serious in ‘Namesake’ | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

Despite her commitment to India, Nair??s upcoming film, which opens this fall, is Vanity Fair, based William Makepeace Thackery’s bumpy story of an ambitious and manipulative girl who clambers up the social ladder in 19th century England...

Author: By Ella A. Hoffman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding Home at the Movies | 6/9/2004 | See Source »

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