Word: salaam
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Nair’s ability to pack every frame with eye-candy has garnered her worldwide attention. Documentaries So Far From India and India Cabaret won international awards, and her first feature film Salaam Bombay! was nominated for an Oscar. Mississippi Masala, starring Denzel Washington, won three awards at the Venice Film Festival. Monsoon Wedding was showered with critical acclaim, while her more daring Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love and The Perez Family sparked controversy...
...from the stock characters of Bollywood, Nair’s subjects are compelling and unusual. She depicts the life of prostitutes in Salaam Bombay and young American immigrants in Mississippi Masala. The protagonist of Monsoon Wedding is worldly and daring as she attempts to deal with her family’s wish for an arranged marriage and her own desire for the man she actually loves. Nair’s 1996 film Kama Sutra was censored in parts of India for its depiction of homosexuality...
...Personally, I still think Nair’s best film, and her most serious work, was Salaam Bombay!, which, while not a documentary…was powerful and affecting,” Fonseca says...
When she’s not en route to a film shoot or tending her garden, Nair runs Salaam Bank Trust, a organization she founded to help street children. The trust began with the proceeds from Salaam Bombay!, and has expanded from three centers to 17, aiding more than 5,000 children...
...have a lot of great players,” said Salaam, joking that he felt compelled to use a sports analogy. “But you can’t win alone...