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Namesake, The (2006)  link to Namesake,  The on IMDb  

Number: 1356

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IMDb Rating:
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7.6/10 (17.4K votes)

Country: United States, 122 minutes

Spoken languages: English, French, Hindi

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Mira Nair

Storyline:
While traveling by train to visit his grandfather in Jamshedpur, Calcutta born, Bengali-speaking Ashoke Ganguli meets with fellow-traveler, Ghosh, who impresses upon him to travel, while Ashoke is deep into a book authored by Nicholai Gogol. The train meets with an accident, and after recuperating, Ashoke re-locates to America, settles down, returns home in 1977 to get married to aspiring singer, Ashima, and returns home to New York. Shortly thereafter they become parents of a boy, who they initially name Gogol, and a few years later both give birth to Sonia. The family then buy their own house in the suburbs and travel to India for the first time after their marriage. The second time they travel to India is when Gogol and Sonia are in their late teens, and after a memorable visit to Kolkata and then to the Taj Mahal, they return home. Gogol falls in love with Maxine Ratliff and moves in with her family, while Ashoke spends time traveling, and Sonia moves to California, leaving Ashima...

Cast:

Kal Penn Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol
Tabu Ashima
Irrfan Khan Ashoke
Jacinda Barrett Maxine
Zuleikha Robinson Moushumi Mazumdar

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 11 Slot 20

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1