| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
The Namesake is a family drama about the Gangulis, who came to USA from India in order to experience a world of limitless opportunities. American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways |
| Notes |
Based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri |
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Originally released theatrically in 2006 |
| Credits |
Music by Nitin Sawhney ; co-producer Lori Keith Douglas ; screenplay, Sooni Taraporevala |
| Cast |
Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Sahira Nair, Zuleikha Robinson, Brooke Smith |
| Notes |
DVD. Region unknown |
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In English and Bengali with Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu subtitles |
| Subject |
Children of immigrants -- Drama.
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Assimilation (Sociology) -- Drama.
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Alienation (Social psychology) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Nair, Mira, direction, production
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Pilcher, Lydia Dean, production
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Sawhney, Nitin, 1964- music
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Lahiri, Jhumpa.
Namesake
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UTV (Firm)
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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| LC no. |
2007340716 |
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