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However, he says that despite her obvious talent, Nair??s true strong suit lay in her “appetite for life,” to which he credits her success...
...resulting movie, Salaam Bombay!, was Nair??s 1988 debut feature film. It tells the story of the hand-to-mouth existence of a group of street kids in Bombay, bringing Nair to the fore of the public’s attention and earning her an Oscar nomination. Nair went on to prove with her subsequent films that her success was no mere beginner’s luck...
...film, shot entirely with handheld cameras—a throwback to Nair??s years as a documentary filmmaker—follows five stories through the days leading up to an upper-class Punjabi wedding...
...Nair??s film is a departure from the stock Bollywood wedding epic, which tends to revolve around dozens of highly choreographed dance ensembles, dazzling costumes and a simple plot culminating in a happy ending. Nair??s film, though fictional, tells an eminently believable story. But the movie was never created for a Western audience or with the view of changing perceptions of Indian culture, she says...
...Nair??s schedule was tight: she arrived at Logan Airport at 2 p.m., attended the afternoon reception at 5 p.m., spoke to a packed Sanders Theatre crowd at 8 p.m., met with the South Asian Society early the next morning—and then flew back to London for more filming...