The Namesake follows the struggle of a first-generation immigrant family from West Bengal, exploring issues of identity and cultural acceptance in the United States. The Namesake is a 2007 English-language Drama motion picture featuring Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Zuleikha Robinson, Jacinda Barrett, Sebastian Roch, Sahira Nair and Andy Garcia. The movie is based on The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Mirabai Films in association with UTV Motion Pictures and Entertainment Farm. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Lydia Dean Pilcher and Mira Nair. The Namesake is written by Sooni Taraporevala, Jhumpa Lahiri and Joel Beckerman and it is directed by Mira Nair, Christine Hsia and Leticia Rodriguez. Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Namesake was released on 5th April 2007 and takes a screen time of 121 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Namesake was made on a budget of $9 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $20 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Sooni Taraporevala. Cinematography was done by Frederick Elmes and editing by Allyson C. Johnson. The music was composed by Nitin Sawhney.
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The Namesake Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : positive
Positive Review Rating : 88%
Toddy Burton
Alternately vibrant and restrained in all the right places, The Namesake is beautiful and engaging. ( Read More )
Ben Walters
Khan and Tabu s soulful performances and heart stopping chemistry are the films bright core. ( Read More )
His performanceis the solid backbone of an appealing and civilised production. ( Read More )
movie The Indian diaspora finally finds its voice: elegant, articulate and ekdum real. ( Read More )
It doesnt help that the human characters are undeveloped types (alpha males, cute women, a doubting Thomas) rather than personalities we learn to care about. ( Read More )