id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9884 The Namesake (film) - Wikipedia .html text/html 1678 208 73 The Namesake is a 2006 English language drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sooni Taraporevala based on the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. The film was produced by Indian, American and Japanese studios.[3] The film was released in the United States on 9 March 2007, following screenings at film festivals in Toronto and New York City. The Namesake depicts the struggles of Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli (Irrfan Khan and Tabu), first-generation immigrants from the East Indian state of West Bengal to the United States, and their American-born children Gogol (Kal Penn) and Sonia (Sahira Nair). Searching for comfort, and accepting his new life alone, Gogol finally reads the stories written by his namesake on the train home. Nominated Gotham Awards 2007 "Best Film" Mira Nair & Lydia Dean Pilcher ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9884.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9884.txt