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.
Tharaka Mal Tharaka Mal (Sinhalese: "තාරකා මල්" ) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic drama film directed by Milton Jayawardena and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films. It stars Roshan Ranawana and Nadeesha Hemamali in lead roles along with Anarkali Akarsha and Nalin Pradeep Uduwela. Music composed by Charudaththa Ilangasinghe. It is the 1088th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.