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Sooni Taraporevala

Screenwriter / Film Director / Photographer | Mumbai (India)
Sooni Taraporevala (born 1957) is an Indian screenwriter, photographer, and filmmaker who is the screenwriter of Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!, all directed by Mira Nair. She also adapted Rohinton Mistry's novel Such a Long Journey and wrote the films Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, her directorial debut Little Zizou, and Yeh Ballet, a Netflix original film that she wrote and directed. Taraporevala wrote the screenplay for and directed her first feature film, ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

The daily lives of street children living in slums and back alleys in Bombay. ...

Salaam Bombay!

PG-13

1988 | 3.7/5 | 1h 53min
Crime, Drama
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The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place ...

Such a Long Journey

Certification unknown

1998 | 3.3/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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The story of a Parsi boy's view of his community in modern day Mumbai. ...

Little Zizou

Certification unknown

2008 | 2.5/5 | 1h 36min
Drama, Kids & Family
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An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to co ...

Mississippi Masala

Certification unknown

1991 | 3.2/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Sooni Taraporevala

Padma Shri in Arts
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Movies with Sooni Taraporevala as Crew(11)

Directing/Director2020 Yeh Ballet
Directing/Director2017 Yeh Ballet
Writing/Writer2017 Yeh Ballet
Directing/Director2008 Little Zizou
Writing/Writer2008 Little Zizou
Writing/Screenplay2006 The Namesake
Writing/Writer1999 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Writing/Screenplay1998 My Own Country
Writing/Screenplay1998 Such a Long Journey
Writing/Writer1991 Mississippi Masala
Writing/Screenplay1988 Salaam Bombay!

Citizenship: India
Born in: Mumbai (India)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Educated at: Harvard University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Queen Mary School, Mumbai
Sooni Taraporevala frequently works together with these people:
Mira Nair (8x, Crew)
Irrfan Khan (3x, Actor)
Glenne Headly (2x, Actress)
Boman Irani (2x, Actor)
Roshan Seth (2x, Actor)
L. Subramaniam (2x, Crew)
Mohan Gokhale (2x, Actor)
Jhumpa Lahiri (2x, Actress)
Kurush Deboo (2x, Actor)
Mitch Epstein (2x, Crew)
Manish Chauhan (2x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:73485, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024