With the exultation comes the rain-clouds. Just when Mira Nair was rejoicing over the singular honour of getting her latest work The Reluctant Fundamentalist being selected because the opening film on the Venice Film Festival, the director has lost her father, the retired civil servant Amrit Nair. Though Mira has two older male siblings, she was the nearest to her father.
Says a source as regards to Mira, "She was deeply attached to her father. During her growing years, he encouraged to pursue her dreams. In her home-town Bhubaneshwar, she was encouraged by her father to be informed to play the Sitar, to take part in street theatre, paint and write poetry. Her roots as a filmmaker return to her childhood in her home-town."
The death happened suddenly and has left Mira shaken and introspective. Friends say she is avoiding all social interaction.
Some years ago in 2003, Mira Nair lost her mother-in-law who was like a mother to her. The bereavement prompted her to make The Namesake.
