Mira Nair's "The Namesake"

Director Mira Nair’s films take place all over the Indian diaspora – from the rough city streets of “Salaam Bombay” to the American Deep South in “Mississippi Masala.” Her latest film spans the distance from Calcutta to New York: “The Namesake” is about a young Indian couple who makes a life together in the US, and the struggles of their American-born son. Mira tells Kurt why unconventional love stories have inspired so many of her films.