Discover how Mira Nair's son, Zohran Mamdani, not only influenced the casting of Kal Penn in The Namesake but is now on the brink of becoming New York City's first Indian-origin mayor.

Indian-American politician Zohran Mamdani, the son of filmmaker Mira Nair, played a pivotal role in his mother's film.

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I interviewed Zohran Mamdani’s mom once. She told me that she’d had an offer to direct HARRY POTTER but he told her she ...

Zohran Mamdani played an important role behind the making of The Namesake, starring late Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Kal Penn.

NYC Mayor nominee Zohran Mamdani persuaded mother Mira Nair to turn down ‘Harry Potter’, cast Kal Penn in ‘The Namesake’ The filmmaker revealed that her son made her watch ‘Harold and ...

In a 2018 conversation with journalist Vir Sanghvi at the Jaipur Literature Festival, Nair shared how she was approached to direct “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. At the time, however, ...

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and state assemblyman, appears poised to secure the Democratic Party’s nomination for New York City mayor. His leading primary opponent, former New York ...

Kal Penn felt the heat while he was shooting "The Namesake." "It was hotter than we made it seem," Penn says of the segments of the film that were shot in Calcutta. " 'Cause when it really is 120 ...

Kal Penn Wants A Hollywood Remake Of Bollywood’s ‘Don ... along with filmmaker Mira Nair. He credited Nair’s Mississippi Masala as an inspiration for his career.

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and state assemblyman, appears poised to secure the Democratic Party’s nomination ...