Namesake

The Namesake - by Mira Nair

Cultural assimilation is a specialty for Mira Nair, the India-born, Manhattan-based director who found the right balance in
Mississippi Masala and Monsoon Wedding and soars with her film version of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake .

In Calcutta, circa the 1970s, Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) and Ashima (Tabu) agree to an arranged marriage (it was love at first sight with his shoes' - MAde in U.S.A) they start their new lives in Manhattan. It's a struggle... the way every Engineer/ Architect from India has to go through ...The birth of their son, with an odd sounding and tongue twisting name as Gogol Ganguli, intensifies the cultural clash.
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Gogul's life turns into tragedy ...after his GF (Max) ditches him on the day - Gogul's Dad's death ceremony ...and later when his wife - Bengali beauty Moushumi (a zesty Zuleikha Robinson) runs away with her french BF (Pierre)
Nair tries to shoehorn too much of a big novel into a small two-hour movie. But her ardor for the material matches her
ambition. This is a generational family saga everyone can relate to, and Nair gives it her special magic.

My Takeaway's from the movie ...
- Respect what your family decides for you ... there is always a reason behind every thing one's parent do for their childern
- Have an ambition in life ... its gives you life when you feel you are dead.
- Dont get fascianted by short term friendships ..worst was his wife ditching him ;( whom should you trust