Meet the Cast & Crew
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Irrfan Khan on IMDB
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Irrfan Khan on IMDB
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The Guardian Unlimited: An Interview With Mira Nair
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The Guardian Unlimited: An Interview With Mira Nair
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A Chat with Mira Nair
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A Chat with Mira Nair
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Mira Nair's Biography
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Mira Nair's Biography
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Mira Nair On Wikipedia
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Mira Nair On Wikipedia
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Welcome to Mirabai Films - Mira Nair
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Welcome to Mirabai Films - Mira Nair
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Mira Nair on IMDB
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Mira Nair on IMDB
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Kal Penn on About.com
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Kal Penn on About.com
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Kal Penn on Wikipedia
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Kal Penn on Wikipedia
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Kal Penn on IMDB
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Kal Penn on IMDB
More on THE NAMESAKE
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Fox Searchlight's 2007 Awards and Nominations
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Fox Searchlight's 2007 Awards and Nominations
Here's a continually updated list of awards and nominations for Fox Searchlight's 2007 films.
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Talent From THE NAMESAKE Talk About Their Film
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Talent From THE NAMESAKE Talk About Their Film
Director Mira Nair and actors TTabu and Irrfan Khan sat down with an interview with Movie City News - watch it on video.
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Coming Soon On DVD From Fox Searchlight
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Coming Soon On DVD From Fox Searchlight
DAY WATCH is available on DVD now, and WAITRESS, THE NAMESAKE, ONCE and SUNSHINE are all in the pipeline...
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Kal Penn Fills in Some Blanks for Us
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Kal Penn Fills in Some Blanks for Us
What movie made him cry? What is fame to him? What does he read every day? The answer to these and more...
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IFC Interviews NAMESAKE Mira Nair
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IFC Interviews NAMESAKE Mira Nair
The article can be accessed online via the body of this post.
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Attend One of Many Events Celebrating THE NAMESAKE
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Attend One of Many Events Celebrating THE NAMESAKE
Opportunities abound in New York City to learn about the film and its director, Mira Nair.
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On Jhumpa Lahiri's Novel"The Namesake"
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On Jhumpa Lahiri's Novel"The Namesake"
This 2003 best-selling novel followed her Pulitzer-winning collection of short stories,"The Interpreter of Maladies."
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Film Journal International Hearts THE NAMESAKE
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Film Journal International Hearts THE NAMESAKE
Reviewer David Noh describes actress Tabu's performance as Oscar-worthy.
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Vanity Fair Writes About Both WATER and THE NAMESAKE
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Vanity Fair Writes About Both WATER and THE NAMESAKE
In their"Little Gold Men" section:"O Canada, O Calcutta."
In the News
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5/3/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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5/3/07 - THE NAMESAKE
The New York Times, iSTYLE, Businessofcinema.com
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4/25/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/25/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Movie Maker
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4/19/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/19/07 - THE NAMESAKE
New York Sun,Arizona Daily Star
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4/17/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/17/07 - THE NAMESAKE
The Los Angeles Times
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4/16/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/16/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Los Angeles Times
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4/10/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/10/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Indyeastend.com, Showbuzz.com
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4/9/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/9/07 - THE NAMESAKE
USA Today.com,Albuquerque Times, Michigan Daily and more.
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4/6/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/6/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Birmingham News, Indianpolis Star, Daily Oklahoman and more.
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4/2/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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4/2/07 - THE NAMESAKE
New York Magazine
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3/30/07 - THE NAMESAKE
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3/30/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Good Day LA, Albany Daily Gazette, Atlanta Journal Constitution and MUCH more.
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3/28/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Beliefnet.com, The New Yorker, The Columbus Dispatch and more
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3/27/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Rediff.com
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3/26/07 - THE NAMESAKE
News India Times, Sacramento Bee, Le Devoir (Montreal) and more.
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3/23/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Film Journal International, Dallas Morning News, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram and more.
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3/22/07 - THE NAMESAKE
The Indian Express, New Jersey Monthly, Yahoo.com
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3/21/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Abcnews.com, Khabar Magazine, India West (West Coast) and more.
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3/20/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Abcnews.com
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3/19/07 - THE NAMESAKE
India Abroad, TheReeler.com, Talking Movies With Tom Brook and more.
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3/16/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post Express, Moviepicturefilm.com and more.
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3/15/07 - THE NAMESAKE
The Advocate, National Review, Staten Island Advance and more
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3/14/07 - THE NAMESAKE
USA Today, Venice Magazine, IBNlive.com and more.
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3/13/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Cbsnews.com, Comingsoon.net, and rediff.com
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3/12/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Blog T.O.,VOA News, Ain't It Cool News and MUCH more.
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3/9/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times and more.
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3/7/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Loyola Phoenix (Chicago), About.com (San Diego), PopcornReel.com and more.
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3/8/07 - THE NAMESAKE
IBNlive.com, India Abroad , India in New York and more.
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3/6/07 - THE NAMESAKE
East West, Filmiholic.com, NPR and more.
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3/5/07 - THE NAMESAKE
am New York, Comingsoon.net, ibnlive.com and more
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3/1/07 - THE NAMESAKE
indieWire.com, LX.TV, VSL
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2/23/07 - THE NAMESAKE
House& Garden, Ibnlive.com
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2/22/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Vogue , Paper, Interview
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2/20/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Men’s Vogue, Thereeler.com, Yahoo!.comÂ
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2/14/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Complex
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2/13/07 - THE NAMESAKE
AsburyParkPress.comÂ
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2/8/07 - THE NAMESAKE
TVguide.com, Elle, PremiereÂ
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2/7/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Premiere Magazine
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2/5/07 - THE NAMESAKE
ANOKHI
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1/31/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Teen Vogue
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1/30/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Vanityfair.com, Compuserve.com, Film Journal International.
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1/23/07 - THE NAMESAKE
Co-ed Magazine, Entertainment Weekly.
Featured Video
THE NAMESAKE Talent Talk About Their Film
THE NAMESAKE director Mira Nair, actors Tabu and Irrfan Khan and writer Sooni Taraporevala talked at length on camera with Dave Poland of the film blog Movie City News. THE NAMESAKE will make its debut on DVD November 27th.
Read More ›Reviews
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THE VILLAGE VOICE
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THE VILLAGE VOICE
The Namesake combines the intimate pleasures of a family saga with a finely sustained inquiry into the difficult balance between separation and integration that shapes the lives of first-generation immigrants and their children in crucially...
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VARIETY
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VARIETY
Bolstered by Nair's lush visual style and superb performances from ace Bollywood thesps Irrfan Khan, Tabu and "Harold & Kumar" star Kal Penn...
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FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
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FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
Mira Nair's finest effort: a sumptuously rewarding family saga, touched by beauty and truth in every frame.
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LONDON MOVIE REVIEW
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LONDON MOVIE REVIEW
An impressively directed, gorgeously photographed drama that is extremely rewarding.
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SHADOWS ON THE WALL
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SHADOWS ON THE WALL
The cast is superb, with resonant work from both Tabu and Khan as flawed but genuinely likable people who are just trying to make the most of life in the places they find themselves.
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Read More Reviews
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Read More Reviews
Read more reviews on RottenTomatoes.com
Videos
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The Namesake: Jorma Taccone and SNL's Andy Samberg interview Kal Penn.
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Nam-a-sake: Kal Penn interview with SNL's Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone.
The Namesake: Jorma Taccone and SNL's Andy Samberg interview Kal Penn.
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A special THE NAMESAKE conversation between the director Mira Nair and the novelist Jhumpa Lahiri.
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The Namesake: A Conversation Between Mira Nair and Jhumpa Lahiri
A special THE NAMESAKE conversation between the director Mira Nair and the novelist Jhumpa Lahiri.
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Mira Nair and editor speak about how important the transitions and different cutting styles added to the telling of the story.
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The Anatomy of THE NAMESAKE - Editing
Mira Nair and editor speak about how important the transitions and different cutting styles added to the telling of the story.
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Mira Nair and her production designer reveal some of the insight they used while designing the look of the film.
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The Anatomy of THE NAMESAKE - Design
Mira Nair and her production designer reveal some of the insight they used while designing the look of the film.
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Mira Nair and her cinematographer speak about the visual shifts in THE NAMESAKE.
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The Anatomy of THE NAMESAKE - Cinematography
Mira Nair and her cinematographer speak about the visual shifts in THE NAMESAKE.
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Filmmakers must litteraly choose every detail of their film. Mira Nair speaks about her mindful process of picking the details and working with her DP.
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The Anatomy of THE NAMESAKE - Visual Inspiration
Filmmakers must litteraly choose every detail of their film. Mira Nair speaks about her mindful process of picking the details and working with her DP.
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Mira Nair shares the story of how Kal Penn was eager to try out for his role, even though it had already been cast.
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The Anatomy of THE NAMESAKE - Casting Kal Penn
Mira Nair shares the story of how Kal Penn was eager to try out for his role, even though it had already been cast.
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Mira Nair shares her personal inspiration that brought her to work with THE NAMESAKE.
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The Anatomy of THE NAMESAKE - Inspiration
Mira Nair shares her personal inspiration that brought her to work with THE NAMESAKE.
Book & Soundtrack info
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The Namesake Soundtrack
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The Namesake Soundtrack
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available from Rounder Records March 6th
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The Photo Book
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The Photo Book
THE NAMESAKE: A PORTRAIT OF THE FILM, published by Newmarket Press, provides a behind the scenes look at the making of the film with an introduction and photos by director Mira Nair
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The Novel
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The Novel
Based on the best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. Available from Houghton Mifflin
Buy on iTunes
