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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
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 445773
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- publication date
- 2007-06-07
- title
- The Namesake
- review score
- 82/100
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Categories
2006 American films2006 drama films2006 films2006 independent films2006 Japanese filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAsian-American drama filmsEnglish-language Indian filmsEnglish-language Japanese filmsFilms about adultery in the United StatesFilms about immigration to the United StatesFilms about Indian AmericansFilms based on American novelsFilms based on Indian novelsFilms directed by Mira NairFilms scored by Nitin SawhneyFilms set in KolkataFilms set in New York CityFilms shot in IndiaFilms shot in KolkataFilms shot in New York CityFox Searchlight Pictures filmsIMDb ID (Cite Mojo) different from Wikidata