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The Namesake is a dramatic film about an Indian couple who emigrates to the United States, and how it affects their lives and the lives of their children.
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Fast Facts
- Release date: March 9, 2007
- Director: Mira Nair
- Screenwriter: Jhumpa Lahiri
- Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
- MPAA rating: PG-13
- Run time: 122 min
- Based on: novel of the same name by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Languages: English / Bengali / Hindi
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Plot Summary
Gogol Ganguli is the son of two Indian-American immigrants and has trouble assimilating into American culture. The story follows his journey to his parents' homeland of India. Along the way, Gogol learns the story of his mother and father's courtship and marriage. He also learns of the series of improbable events that inspired his name and the history his parents hoped to pass on to Gogal by giving him that name. -
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- Kal Penn: Gogol Ganguli
- Irrfan Khan: Ashoke
- Tabu: Ashima Ganguli
- Zuleikha Robinson: Moushumi Mazoomdar
- Ruma Guha Thakurta: Ashoke's Mother
- Jacinda Barrett: Maxine Ratliffe
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So the match at the DY Patil has been called out. Indian phyans must thank their cyclone namesake for sparing them from a potential hiding.
@venkatananth | November 11, 2009 10:20 AM -
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@SimonEdhouse Tweets are silent, despite their name. Can you imagine the cacophony if they sounded like their namesake?
@cgerrish | November 11, 2009 05:56 AM -
Just bought 3 new books -> The Namesake ; Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri) ; Doa Ibu (Sekar Ayu Asmara). Can't wait to read 'em all!
@Pinot_Kursan | November 11, 2009 05:55 AM -
saw Up at the PL. identified very strongly with my namesake. nearly cried in the first 15 minutes and again near the end. and funny! see it.
@laindir | November 11, 2009 05:34 AM
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Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses the Novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri - $19.95
The Namesake tells the story of a newly married couple, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli, who emigrate to the United States from India. Not long after they arrive, their first child, a son, is born and there is an immediate clash of cultures. ...
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/14/2008 Run time: 114 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Adapted by screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala from the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, director Mira Nair's The Nameksake is populated by well-drawn characters and filled with memorable shots and engaging scenes. But in the larger sense, the fi...
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