The Namesake (2007)

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To be honest, since I had never heard of this movie before, I had no idea what I should expect but since I had a weak spot for Mira Nair’s work, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, I I really loved the damned thing and it turned out to be one of these great underrated obscure features that no one has ever heard about. I mean, sure, the whole thing was well directed and acted but,... read more

Description: 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 t 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 all her by herself. The Ganguli
family will be destined to travel to India again soon - this time under very
different circumstances - and after all have endured life-changing events. ... (more) (less)