The Austen novels [had] young ladies just sitting waiting to be proposed to, for God's sake. Becky had no time for that. She was born on the other side of the tracks, like most of us are, and she had to make her way.
"Mira Nair" is an Indian film maker and actress based in New York. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences that act as "native informers" on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spheres. Among her best known films are Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding, and The Namesake (film)/The Namesake.
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[Reese Witherspoon] was the first, and ... only person that I thought who would play it, for many reasons. Number one, an actor who has to play from 17 to 35 and be convincing in both ranges. And two, we all know her extraordinary comic guile and her wit ... but she also has that irresistibility in her, that total appeal.
I like to be unabashed, which is an Indian trait, both emotionally and visually. It's important to have a circus to play with.
I guess that would be Indian, in a way. We are used to no privacy. We are used to a lot of people in a room, sleeping on mattresses.
People ask me this, but I've never sought to be on an A-list. I've done my own thing and my own thing has thankfully now brought me an audience.
It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.
It's an extraordinarily funny and wonderful screenplay. It makes you laugh from the first page.
That's the joy I have as a filmmaker, that's what I love to do. I'm very fortunate.
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