The Namesake
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family’s unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
- Director: Mira Nair
- Genre: Drama
- Tagline: Two Worlds. One Journey
- Runtime: 117 minutes
Cast
Kal Penn : Gogol / Nikhil
Tabu : Ashima
Irrfan Khan : Ashoke
Jacinda Barrett : Maxine
Zuleikha Robinson : Moushumi Mazumdar
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The Namesake describes the struggles between two first generation Indian immigrants, from West Bengal, to the United States, Ashima Ganguli (Tabu) and Ashoke Ganguli (Irrfan Khan), and their children, Gogol (Kal Penn) and Sonali (Sonia) (Sahira Nair). The featured locales are Kolkata, India, New York City, USA, Yonkers USA, and the New York City suburbs of Nyack, Rockland County, Scarsdale, Westchester County and Oyster Bay, Long Island.
The story begins as Ashoke and Ashima leave Calcutta and settle in New York City. Through a series of miscues, their son’s nickname, Gogol (named after Russian author Nikolai Gogol), becomes his official birth name, an event which will shape many aspects of his life. The film chronicles Gogol’s cross-cultural experiences and his exploration of his Indian heritage, as the story shifts between the United States and India. Gogol eventually meets and falls in love with two women, Maxine (Jacinda Barrett) and Moushumi (Zuleikha Robinson), while his parents struggle to understand his modern, American perspectives on dating, marriage and love.
As much as Gogol/Nikhil’s experiences, the film tenderly describes the courtship and marriage of Ashima and Ashoke, and the effect of Ashoke’s early death of a massive heart attack. Ashima’s decision to move on with her life, selling the suburban family home and returning to Calcutta, unifies and ends the film. Read more
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