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.She directed her first feature film, based on a
screenplay of her own, an ensemble piece set in Mumbai, in Spring,
2007, entitled Little Zizou. This film explores issues facing the
Parsi community to which she belongs.She was awarded the Padma Shri by
Government of India in 2014. She is a member of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences. Her photographs are in the permanent
collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Delhi and
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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.She directed her first feature film, based on a
screenplay of her own, an ensemble piece set in Mumbai, in Spring,
2007, entitled Little Zizou. This film explores issues facing the
Parsi community to which she belongs.She was awarded the Padma Shri by
Government of India in 2014. She is a member of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences. Her photographs are in the permanent
collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Delhi and
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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