Sooni Taraporevala @soonitara

Screenwriter, Photographer, Filmmaker. Writer/Director YEH BALLET (Netflix.) Creator, Director Waack Girls on Amazon Prime Video Instagram: soonifilms soonitaraporevala.com Mumbai, India Joined January 2012

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Manu Joseph @manujosephsan

2 weeks ago

Every day there is a fire in a big Indian city and people are burnt to death in the middle of attending class, eating in a restaurant or resting in their rooms. This is caused by the same mindset that makes us a stupid and a dangerous nation on the road. There is simply no sense, no requirement or threat to follow civic and safety rules, and no infrastructure or upright dignified municipal officers who command respect. The only definition of a moron is a person whose action is a danger to himself. In that context there is no animal that is as stupid as the modern Indian.

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Sooni Taraporevala @soonitara

5 months ago

@nissyiam Thank you

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Rana Dasgupta @byranadasgupta

5 months ago

Most important book of 2026

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New York Magazine @NYMag

5 months ago

At the start of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, his mother, the director Mira Nair wondered, “What does it take to assume this is even possible?” But then she remembered being “told that it was impossible to do what I did. I did think, ‘I made “Salaam Bombay!” at 30.’” Nair may be the most globally famous living Indian filmmaker. ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988) was the first Indian film ever to win the Caméra d’Or at Cannes and only the second to be nominated for a Foreign Language Film Oscar. Her biggest commercial hit, ‘Monsoon Wedding’ (2001), was among the highest-grossing foreign films ever released in the U.S. at the time and led to Nair becoming the first Indian woman to win Venice’s Golden Lion. People who know both Nair and Mamdani agree that qualities mother and son share — sky-high ambitions for themselves, boundless confidence — are key to understanding the unlikely paths they have forged in the world. Zohran has “watched everything” and learned from it, Sooni Taraporevala, one of Nair’s best friends and frequent screenwriting collaborator, said. Nair “has a fluency across classes and also across cultures. Zohran has that too.” Read Rebecca Traister’s new profile of Mira Nair, which reveals the origins of Mamdani’s ferocious ambition: nymag.visitlink.me/5PzXdG

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Chidanand Tripathi @thetripathi58

6 months ago

Most people treat their iPhone camera like a point-and-shoot toy. They’re carrying one of the best true pocket cameras and using about 50% of its potential. Here are the settings you need to change to fix that: Starting with the one that confuses nearly everyone…

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Christiane Amanpour @amanpour

6 months ago

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William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill

6 months ago

It has never been more important to understand the history of Iran. Listen @EmpirePodUK as we tell the story of Persian civilisation 98. Darius the Great Empire: World History – Apple Podcasts share.google/ZBLWEgydaPbgRb…

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3 years ago

New @EmpirePodUK drop: Darius the Great: Ruling from the Indus to the Mediterranean

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sanjoy ghose @advsanjoy

7 months ago

Every Xmas Eve Jishu Puja is organised by the monks of Ramakrishna Mission at Belur & at all their missions the world over in memory of Swami Vivekananda who celebrated it! Peace and Joy from the city of Joy to you all!

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Tribune @tribunemagazine

8 months ago

On this day in 1922, Shapurji Saklatvala was elected as Labour's first MP of colour. He was a fighter against colonialism and war — and for an international socialism that could unite the world's working-class. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/03/shapur…

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Sooni Taraporevala @soonitara

9 months ago

@rmxplores Thank you

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9 months ago

@hvgoenka 😂

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CinemaRare @CinemaRareIN

9 months ago

. @MiraPagliNair's #TheNamesake (2007) is back on @JioHotstar. #Irrfan #Tabu @kalpenn #SahiraNair @ZuleikhaR #SabyasachiChakrabarty @JacindaBarrett @sebroche @soonitara @thenitinsawhney #JhumpaLahiri @searchlightpics @utvfilms

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Sooni Taraporevala @soonitara

10 months ago

10 on 10: Musings on memorable mentors mid-day.com/news/opinion/a…

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10 months ago

Swedish Death Cleaning - A global challenge? throwitoutpodcast.com/swedish-death-…

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Paroma Mukherjee @ParomaMukherjee

10 months ago

Five years ago today, HT launched the re-designed HTWknd, and in the throes of the pandemic, we commissioned artists to make works for us. @soonitara was kind as ever to speak to me and agree to make this heartwarming image for @htTweets. #Mumbai #HTWknd #photography #pandemic