Mira Nair to Shekhar Kapur: Indian directors who have made Hollywood films

Team OTTplay

 Nov 27, 2023

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Broken Horses is a 2015 crime thriller film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, featuring Anton Yelchin and Chris Marquette in the lead

Mira Nair

Mira Nair, renowned for directing Monsoon Wedding, helmed the 2009 biographical film Amelia, starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere

Shekhar Kapur

Mr. India director Shekhar Kapur helmed Hollywood films like Elizabeth (1998) and its sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta, who is known for her directorial ventures like Sam & Me and Camilla, also helmed the documentary At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch (1976)

Ritesh Batra

The Lunchbox director, Ritesh Batra, helmed Our Souls at Night (2017), featuring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in prominent roles

Param Gill

In 2010, Param Gill directed Hotel Hollywood, starring Mehr Hassan and Rahul Nath

Mira Nair

Mira Nair directed The Namesake in 2006, featuring Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Jacinda Barrett in the lead