According to media sources, The Reluctant Fundamentalist was selected as the opening film at Venice Film Festival but the death of Nair’s father Amrit Nair who was a retired civil servant, happened suddenly which upsets Nair and left her deep in thoughts.

Sources said, "She was deeply attached to her father. During her growing years he encouraged to pursue her dreams.”

“In her home-town Bhubaneshwar, she was encouraged by her father to learn to play the Sitar, to participate in street theatre, paint and write poetry. Her roots as a filmmaker go back to her childhood in her home-town," added by a source.

The Director has two older male siblings. Sometimes back Mira Nair lost her mother-in-law who was like a mother to her. The bereavement prompted her to make “The Namesake”.