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6.8The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Released: 2006-09-02122 minDir: Mira NairDramaBudget: $12.0MBox office: $20.4M
Cast
- Kal Penn as Gogol / Nikhil
- Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli
- Tabu as Ashima Ganguli
- Jacinda Barrett as Maxine Ratliffe
- Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazoomdar
- Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother
Themes
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- arranged marriage
- india
- woman director
- immigrant experience
- taj mahal, india
- kolkata, india
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Namesake
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Screenwriter
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Cast member
- Heather MacRae
- Composer
- Nitin Sawhney
- Producer
- Mira Nair
- Production company
- UTV Motion Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Frederick Elmes
- Narrative location
- Kolkata
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 445773
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2007-06-07
- title
- The Namesake
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 82/100
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