The namesake [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures, Entertainment Farm, UTV Motion Pictures present ; a Mirabai Films & Cine Mosaic production ; a Mira Nair film ; producers, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Mira Nair ; screenplay, Sooni Taraporevala ; directed by Mira Nair.
Kal Penn, Jacinda Barrett, Irfan Khan, Zuleikha Robinson, Tabu, Sahira Nair. Based on the book by Jhumpa Lahiri. Special features include director commentary, deleted scenes, anatomy of The namesake, in character with Kal Penn; Kolkata love poem, photography as inspiration, theatrical trailer.
Summary:
The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
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