‘We Know About Your Mom’: Zohran Mamdani Heckled After Epstein Files Mention Mira Nair | Watch

Last Updated:February 02, 2026, 09:59 IST

Mamdani's mother Mira Nair’s name came across an email linked to a 2009 social event hosted at the house of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's friend.

Zohran Mamdani's mother, Mira Nair, is celebrated across the world for her independent films, including Monsoon Wedding, Mississippi Masala and The Namesake. Her movies have won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival and four at the Venice Film Festival, along with two Oscar nominations.

Zohran Mamdani was heckled by voters outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the New York mayor, after new Jeffrey Epstein-related records were released by the US Justice Department mentioning his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair.

Videos showed residents gathered outside Mamdani’s home, shouting “shame" through a megaphone.

“That’s right, we know about your mom. Now listen. We was with you, Zohran. We voted for you, Zohran. We advocated for you, Zohran. We advocated for you," they shouted.

“You ain’t getting nothing, get up in here and you lie to us. You lied, Zohran. Shame, Zohran!" they added.

🚨 BREAKING: New Yorkers are developing buyer's remorse for Zohran Mamdani, spotted HECKLING him and yelling "SHAME!" after basically nothing is going according to plan"We advocated for you, we voted for you! You get up in here and lie to us!" 😂😂pic.twitter.com/qCKLhXx96T— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 1, 2026

Mira Nair’s name in Epstein files

The attention followed the appearance of Nair’s name in an email linked to a 2009 social event hosted at the townhouse of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

The email said Nair attended an “after party" for a film screening with several high-profile figures, including Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos.

An email dated October 21, 2009, sent by American publicist Peggy Siegal, read, “Just left Ghislaine’s townhouse… after party for film. Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos were there… Jean Pigozzi, director Mira Nair…etc. Film received tepid reaction although women like it much more… Hillary Swank and Gere at stupid party in Bloomingdales cheap sportwear department… very weird."

It added, “Studio went for free party from store and windows for a month… Going to be in Wall Street 2 tomorrow…. more to come. xoxo Peg."

While the email did not name the film, it appeared to refer to Nair’s 2009 movie Amelia, based on the life of aviator Amelia Earhart and starring Hillary Swank and Richard Gere.

Release Of Epstein files

On Friday, the Department of Justice published more than three million additional pages of Epstein-related records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025.

The release included over 2,000 videos and 1,80,000 images, bringing the total number of pages made public to nearly 3.5 million.

These records were gathered from multiple sources, including Florida and New York cases involving Epstein, the New York case against Maxwell, investigations into Epstein’s death, a Florida case involving a former Epstein butler, several FBI investigations, and an Office of Inspector General investigation into Epstein’s death.

Zohran Mamdani took office as New York City’s mayor on January 1 after defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

At 34, Mamdani became the city’s youngest and first Muslim mayor. He succeeded Eric Adams, who dropped his re-election bid in September but remained on the ballot.

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