Which Oscar-nominated film was written by the screenwriter who wrote a 1991 romantic drama based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala?
Sooni Taraporevala Sooni Taraporevala (born 1957) is an Indian screenwriter, photographer and filmmaker who is best known as the screenwriter of "Mississippi Masala", "The Namesake" and Oscar-nominated "Salaam Bombay" (1988), all directed by Mira Nair.
Strir Patra (film) Strir Patra (also "Streer Patra"; English: "A Wife's Letter") is a 1972 Bengali film, directed by Purnendu Patri, based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and with Madhabi Mukherjee playing the lead role. Tagore's story, first published in 1914, is considered to be a path-breaking feminist text. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.