Mira Nair knew she had to direct Mohsin Hamid’s acclaimed novel from the very first time she read it.
IT IS 8.30am in New York, and Mira Nair is on her second cup of chai at her home there as she settles in for her phone interview. Hearing the filmmaker on the other end of the line is undeniably thrilling, for her voice sounds exactly the way I’ve always imagined it would: warm, rich, rhythmic and colourful – yes, I may be ascribing characteristics of her movies to her, but what else is an ardent fan to do?
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