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The namesake - Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Mira Nair
Threat advisory: Under evaluation
Movie propaganda
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 (Irfan Khan) and Ashima (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.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film comedy drama romance Indian migrant culture shock family New York identity heritage
Persons of interest
- Tabu .... Ashima Ganguli
- Irfan Khan .... Ashoke Ganguli
- Kal Penn .... Gogol Ganguli
- Zuleikha Robinson .... Moushumi Mazoomdar
- Jacinda Barrett .... Maxine Ratliff
- Benjamin Bauman .... Donald
- Sudipta Bhawmik .... Subrata Mesho
- Sibani Biswas .... Mrs Mazoomdar
- Jessica Blank .... Edith
- Sabyasachi Chakravarthy .... Ashima's Father
- Supriya Choudhury .... Ashima's Grandmother
- Marcus Collins .... Graham
- Rupak Ginn .... Uncle
- Josh Grisetti .... Jerry
- Jagannath Guha .... Ghosh
- Maximiliano Hernández .... Ben
- Jhumpa Lahiri .... Aunt Jhumpa
- Dhruv Mookerji .... Rana
- Gargi Mukherjee .... Mira Mashi
- Sahira Nair .... Sonia Ganguli
- BC Parekh .... Mr Mazoomdar
- Allison Lee Ritter .... Emily
- Sebastian Roché .... Pierre
- Justin Rosini .... Marc
- Bobby Steggert .... Jason
- Baylen Thomas .... Blake
- Jo Yang .... Ms Lu
- Jhumpa Lahiri .... Author
- Sooni Taraporevala .... Screenwriter
- Mira Nair .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The namesake official movie site
- The namesake film production notes
- The namesake QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Independent Spirit Awards 2007: Nominated: Best supporting male (Irrfan Khan)
- London Film Festival 2006: Film on the Square
- NB: Bengali, Hindi and English language dialogue with English language subtitles
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
The comedy, drama, romance movie The namesake is directed by Mira Nair and stars Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett.
Government security censorship classification
M (Moderate themes, infrequent drug use)
Surveillance time
122 minutes (2:02 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 5 April 2007
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