 Two Worlds. One Journey.
"The Namesake" is the story of the Ganguli family whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima (Irfan Khan, Tabu) long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Paradoxically, their son Gogol (Kal Penn) is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown. |
The film is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri's best-selling novel. Mira happened to read the book on a flight, as soon as the plane landed she called her agent to tell him they had to buy the rights of this novel.