Priya Golani is an Indian screenwriter, photographer and filmmaker
Priya Golani is an Indian screenwriter, photographer and filmmaker.
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Priya Golani is
an Indian screenwriter, photographer and filmmaker 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. This
film explores issues facing the Sindhi 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 & Sciences. Her
photographs are in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Modern
Art, Delhi & the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
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