DIFF 07: Mira Nair brings the film AIDS Jaago to Dubai

Renowned director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake) brought her latest project "AIDS Jaago" to Dubai this year. A collection of four shorts directed by some of the biggest names in Bollywood (Santosh Sivan, Vishal Bharadwaj, Farhan Akhtar and of course Mira herself), each short tackles the impact of AIDS in contemporary India.

Funded by the Gates Foundation (that would be Bill Gates of ahem, Microsoft), Mira took on this project because she was shocked to hear that the rates of HIV / AIDS infections were growing at an alarming rate in India.

By making films about how HIV affects everyday citizens of her country, AIDS Jaago's goal is to get the message out to as many people as possible (online, free dvd's etc). 

Luckily I was able to have a chat with Mira about this project, a possible collaboration with Johnny Depp and her feelings about screening the film in Dubai. Eloquent and honest, I could have spent an hour talking to this talented and passionate filmmaker.   

Check out Mira's segment of the film below (Starring Sameera Reddy, Shiney Ahuja, Raima Sen and Irfan Khan)

If you want to see all the other films, check them out here.

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Posted by Brian on December 21, 2007 2:26:00 PM HKT #