HONG KONG – "The Namesake" helmer Mira Nair is to receive the 'Pride of India' award at the 9th Bollywwod Film Awards next month in Gotham.

          Upcoming kudos was announced Tuesday by Kamal Dandona, chairman of the Bollywood Group of companies. Ceremony will be held at the Nassau Coliseum on May 26.

          "The brilliant thing is that there's room for all of us, for our four-Bollywood extravaganzas and for my independent work, because we come from a place whose heart is as big as the ocean, Nair said.

          Other sub-continent celebrities expected to attend include Raj Kumar Hirani (helmer of "Lage Raho Munnabhai") stars Bipasha Basu and Vivek Oberoi and Pakistani singing star Waris Beg.

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