The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel of the same name, follows the journey of Gogol Ganguli, the son of Bengali ...

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

Zohran Mamdani told director mom Mira Nair to pass on Harry Potter movie - The Indian-American filmmaker had the opportunity ...

Mira Nair's son Zohran Mamdani is in the running to become the first Muslim and Indian American mayor of New York City. He's ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Indian-origin nominee for New York City Mayor, has played a key role in his mother, director Mira Nair’s career, having even persuaded her to turn down a Harry Potter film.

Zohran Mamdani convinced his mom, Mira Nair, to reject directing Harry Potter for The Namesake, changing cinema and honoring ...

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

Mayor nominee of NYC, Zohran Mamdani, had convinced his mother and talented director, Mira Nair, to turn down 'Harry Potter' ...

According to Nair, Warner Bros. approached her to direct “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” after seeing her 2004 film “Vanity Fair,” starring Reese Witherspoon.