Sooni Taraporevala
Screenwriter, Film director
1957 –
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Who is Sooni Taraporevala?
Sooni Taraporevala is an Indian screenwriter and photographer who is best known as the screenwriter of Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay, all directed by Mira Nair.
She directed her first feature film, based on a screenplay of her own, an ensemble piece set in Bombay, in Spring, 2007, entitled "Little Zizou.".
She was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2014.
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- Born
- 1957
Mumbai - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- New York University
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on July 23, 2013
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