'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.
Mira NairI've loved 'Vanity Fair' since I was 16 years old. You know, we're all colonial hangovers in India, steeped in English literature. It is one of these novels that I read under the covers at my convent boarding school in Simla.
Mira NairIt took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.
Mira NairAmericans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.
Mira NairMarriage of attraction is a gamble anyway, so you might as well marry into a family that is similar to your own, and make that much less of an adjustment. But the 'love marriage', as it is called, is equally common in India now. But it would be interesting to do a comparison of what would work better. Marriage is hard work, and it is a gamble.
Mira Nair