- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Biography: Sooni Taraporevala (born in 1957) is an internationally acclaimed screenwriter and photographer, currently based in India. She is best known as the screenwriter of Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay, all directed by Mira Nair.
Filmography
- Little Zizou (2009)
- The Namesake (2007)
- My Own Country (2006)
- Such a Long Journey (1999)
- Mississippi Masala (1992)
- Salaam Bombay! (1988)
News
'Screenwriters Lab 2009' - Locarno
glamsham.com –
2009-07-21
Screenwriters' Lab 2009, a 2-part screenwriters' workshop for writing and selling original Indian screenplays will be held at Locarno International Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland from 8th - 12th August, 2009 and the 2nd session will culminate at Film Bazaar, Goa... ... Full Article
Audience Choice Awards went to Sooni Taraporevala's LITTLE ZIZOU for Narrative, Faiza Ahmad Khan's SUPERMEN OF MALEGAON for Documentary and Gregg Helvey's KAVI for the Short Film category. ... Full Article
Hope, Faith & Love
screenindia.com –
2009-03-27
These are certainly not the best of times as far as entertainment is concerned. The IPL matches while on schedule have had a change of venue (UK and South Africa were hot contenders at the time of going to the... ... Full Article
Kamal Sidhu on her comeback to film and TV.. in conversation with Rachana Dubey ... You're back from your self-imposed exile with Little Zizou . ... Full Article
How does a filmmaker celebrate the release of her first film? Noted screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, making her debut as a director with Little Zizou goes from one theatre to another checking the projection. ... Full Article
Screenwriter and photographer Sooni Taraporevala is ready with her directorial debut Little Zizou . The film, which has an almost all Parsi star cast, is a first of sorts in Indian cinema. ... Full Article