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...masala" is a mixture of hot, colorful spices. Director Mira Nair '79 used it in the title of her last feature film, "Mississippi Masala," because it alludes to her favorite themes of cultural fusion and displacement. And a lot of people can pronounce it. "When I made my first film, 'Jama Masjid Street Journal,'" says Nair, "people couldn't say the name and I hated that." Content to make mouths hiss and burn with "Mississippi Masala"'s pungent melange of African, Indian, and American identities, she prefers to leave tongues untwisted...
...Nair, who was born in India and developed her interest in film when she came to the College in 1976, told the audience of her first attempt with film...
...filming a table tennis match in Currier House," Nair said, "and when I saw it,it was one long stretch of black. I realized thatI had forgot to remove the lens...
...Nair said she drew upon her experiences as an undergraduate when making her most recent film, "Mississippi Masala...
...Nair is now a renowned director whose work haswon awards at the Cannes Film Festival andreceived Academy Award nominations...