Happy birthday to Mira Nair 🎬 Her parents affectionately called her “pagli,” and years later, audiences would, too. Mira Nair — the director of Monsoon Wedding (2001), Mississippi Masala (1991), Salaam Bombay! (1988), and The Namesake (2006), among others — relishes the chance to challenge perspectives, to see the world a little bit anew. “The Indian community could not take Mississippi Masala here when it opened,” Nair told me. “I would have men challenge me on the subway, coming up to me.” Na