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The Namesake
Release Date: September 02, 2006
Year | : | 2006 |
Slogan | : | «Two Worlds. One Journey.» |
Genres | : | Drama |
Production Companies | : | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films |
Director | : | Mira Nair |
Producers | : | Mira Nair, Lori Keith Douglas, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Yukie Kito, Yasushi Kotani, Taizo Son, Ronnie Screwvala, Zarina Screwvala, Anadil Hossain, Dinaz Stafford |
Writers | : | Sooni Taraporevala, Jhumpa Lahiri |
RunTime | : | 122 mins. |
Budget | : | 12000000 |
Revenue | : | 20354321 |
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
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