Who's production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spheres, Mira Nair or Mel Stuart ?
Mira Nair Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spheres. Among her best known films are "Mississippi Masala", "The Namesake", the Golden Lion-winning "Monsoon Wedding" and "Salaam Bombay!", which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Maharashtra Film Company Maharashtra Film Company was an Indian film production company, established by Baburao Painter in Kolhapur. Established in 1918, it was a silent film studio, which was a pioneer in Maharashtra and Marathi cinema, under the patronage of the Shahu Maharaj, the Maharaja of Kolhapur. It released the first significant historical, "Sairandhari", released in Pune 7th Feb. 1920. In the coming decade the only other major company was Dada Saheb Phalke's Hindustan Film Company. It made numerous films till the advent of talkies in 1931, but started collapsing after V. Shantaram left in 1929, to form Prabhat Film Company, it finally closed down in 1931.