![]() The film is based on a novel that spans 30 years on two continents. It's quite a departure from his best-known role, in the stoner comedy Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. Gogol is played by 29-year-old actor Kal Penn. ![]() The name holds deep meaning for the father of the family, but his son carries it as a burden until his father reveals from where it came. She has touched on the experience of Indians in America in earlier films, notably 1991's Mississippi Masala, an interracial romance set in the Deep South.Īt the heart of The Namesake is a name - Gogol, a Russian name, after the writer Nikolai Gogol. Nair herself was born in India and now lives in the United States. Based on the best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, the film follows a couple from India and the American family they create. ![]() The Namesake, the latest movie from filmmaker Mira Nair, uses the immigrant experience to explore the meaning of identity. Getty Images Mira Nair's films have included Mississippi Masala and Vanity Fair. ![]()
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