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Filmmaker Mira Nair recalled when she attended the Cannes Film Festival in 1988 for the screening of her movie Salaam Bombay. Accompanied by her mother, Praveen Nair, who stood out in her saree as the paparazzi mistook her for an actor. Her memorable response was “I am the producer of the director".

Now, 37 years later, Mira Nair, recounts this incident while introducing herself as the “producer of the candidate." Her son, Zohran Mamdani, has won the mayoral elections in New York, becoming the city’s first Indian-origin Muslim mayor to hold the position.

Expressing admiration for her son’s vision, Naik stated, “Zohran brings us to a new dawn and a new day." She praised Mamdani’s ability to embody multiple worlds with celebration, emphasising his commitment to equ

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