The Namesake: A Conversation Between Mira Nair and Jhumpa La

Zain844 Says:

Sep 22, 2008 - I'm Indian and Honestly, this movie was overrated. so was the book (I found it so boring I practically had to force myself to finish it) I guess I'm just not a huge fan of Mira Nair or Jhumpa Lahari

abbe2704 Says:

Oct 21, 2008 - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! you have noooooo appreciation of literature. She can write very well - obviously....

slbanon Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - Who was originally cast as Gogol?

ddtoots Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - sorry, i dont know. i didnt know that she had anyone specific.

ddtoots Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - i ahve seen this film abotu 20 times so far. pretty sad on my part! but hey,the fatehr in that is exxactly like my father who died..so..well..its like watching my dad..and its a great film!!

slbanon Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - Oh okay. Ms. Nair mentioned in the DVD's special features that the role had already been cast when Kal lobbied for it.

redboneafricana86 Says:

Dec 3, 2008 - I love this film... I am not Benagali... or Indian for that matter... but am a first generation American and related so much to this entire film... there really is an understanding that all children of foreign parents have... we literally live in two worlds at the same time... and the older I get, I embrace my parents views or at least come to an understanding and genuine respect for the very same things that annoyed the hell out of me growing up...

redboneafricana86 Says:

Dec 3, 2008 - Forgive the typo... I meant "Bengali"... lol

unicoforever Says:

Dec 5, 2008 - I saw the teenage me in Gogol when I watched the movie. And now Im reading the book and it still has the same effect on me. Its a very relatable story, and extremely beautiful and deep.

thopy5 Says:

Jan 19, 2009 - i agree completly, i to am not indian but i am 1st generation american, and it can be difficult to embrace both world especially with an old fashined family but you begin to understand your parents once you get older and allow yourself to embrace the culture you were born into. this movie was great

emaguire2 Says:

Jan 25, 2009 - God! MIra is inspiring One of the very few directors in hollywood/bollywood who are genuinely unpretentious and serious about portraying life as it is and have the intelligence to not make such cinematographic attempts look ugly

emaguire2 Says:

Jan 25, 2009 - God! Mira is inspiring One of the very few directors in hollywood/bollywood who are genuinely unpretentious and serious about portraying life as it is and have the intelligence to not make such cinematographic attempts look ugly/clumsy

ahuman2009 Says:

Jan 26, 2009 - God! Mira is inspiring One of the very few directors in hollywood/bollywood who are genuinely unpretentious and serious about portraying life as it is and have the intelligence to not make such cinematographic attempts look ugly/clumsy

skyirsayaj Says:

Feb 17, 2009 - No need to insult me. I do appreciate literature. To me, the Namesake book was labored and heavy. It was boring beyond belief. The present tense was unbelievably pretentious and it really made me question Jhumpa's natural ability as a writer. Like I said, IOM was loads better. It was natural and each story was short and sweet, very poignant. Not this labored snore fest of a "story" called the namesake.

brayan106 Says:

Mar 13, 2009 - i thought the movie was supposed to take place in Boston not in New York

detroitbuffalo Says:

Mar 19, 2009 - I can tell from these clips and the trailers that the movie is going to be good (going to buy it soon), but I really liked the book. I understand why you didn't like the book, although I don't agree with you. The book was probably 70 percent narration, very little dialogue. My only complaint about the book is the character Sonia was never fully developed. She was like a straw man. I still have no idea who she really was or what she was like.

EB2195 Says:

Mar 21, 2009 - amazing book, and very relatable to . The message is thought-provoking and deep.

safwan4 Says:

Aug 22, 2009 - the new england area in general if you read the novel

safwan4 Says:

Aug 22, 2009 - yea same here

brayan106 Says:

Aug 22, 2009 - yeah i hate it when books are in boston or movies are filmed in boston and then they make it liik like the movie took place in new york or new jersey like mall cop

orlandoferrand1 Says:

Sep 30, 2009 - One of the best screen adaptations I've ever seen. There is happy marriage between the narrative of the novel and that one of the film. Well done!

sankes Says:

Jan 30, 2010 - a very well made film with a superb performance from tabu and irfan khan. didn't get the recognition it deserved but thats true of a lot well made films

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anniedear Says:

Feb 10, 2010 - Interpreter of Maladies is better, but I liked the Namesake. I was good and well written. I love Lahiri's style of writing. Unaccustomed Earth is good, as well.

anniedear Says:

Feb 10, 2010 - I agree with the Sonia thing, but I like how her writing consists of little dialogue. Most good books have very little.