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href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EB%A6%84_%EB%92%A4%EC%97%90_%EC%88%A8%EC%9D%80_%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91" title="이름 뒤에 숨은 사랑 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="이름 뒤에 숨은 사랑" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95_(2006_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE)" title="द नेमसेक (2006 फ़िल्म) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="द नेमसेक (2006 फ़िल्म)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Namesake_(film)" title="The Namesake (film) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="The Namesake (film)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_destino_nel_nome_-_The_Namesake" title="Il destino nel nome - The Namesake – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Il destino nel nome - The Namesake" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95_(%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F)" title="द नेमसेक (चित्रपट) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="द नेमसेक (चित्रपट)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li 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संकिपा) – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="द नेमसेक (सन् २००६या संकिपा)" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E5%90%8D%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7_(%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB)" title="その名にちなんで (映画) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="その名にちなんで (映画)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imiennik_(film)" title="Imiennik (film) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Imiennik (film)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/The_Namesake.jpg/220px-The_Namesake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="325" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/The_Namesake.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="383" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Promotional poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mira_Nair" title="Mira Nair">Mira Nair</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sooni_Taraporevala" title="Sooni Taraporevala">Sooni Taraporevala</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Namesake_(novel)" title="The Namesake (novel)">The Namesake</a></i><br />by <a href="/wiki/Jhumpa_Lahiri" title="Jhumpa Lahiri">Jhumpa Lahiri</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">Mira Nair<br /><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Dean_Pilcher" title="Lydia Dean Pilcher">Lydia Dean Pilcher</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kal_Penn" title="Kal Penn">Kal Penn</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Zuleikha_Robinson" title="Zuleikha Robinson">Zuleikha Robinson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Barrett" title="Jacinda Barrett">Jacinda Barrett</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Roch%C3%A9" title="Sebastian Roché">Sebastian Roché</a><br />Sahira Nair<br /><a href="/wiki/Ruma_Guha_Thakurta" title="Ruma Guha Thakurta">Ruma Guha Thakurta</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sabyasachi_Chakrabarty" title="Sabyasachi Chakrabarty">Sabyasachi Chakrabarty</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Supriya_Devi" title="Supriya Devi">Supriya Devi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Elmes" title="Frederick Elmes">Frederick Elmes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">Allyson C. Johnson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nitin_Sawhney" title="Nitin Sawhney">Nitin Sawhney</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/UTV_Motion_Pictures" title="UTV Motion Pictures">UTV Motion Pictures</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mirabai_Films" title="Mirabai Films">Mirabai Films</a><br />Entertainment Farm</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Searchlight_Pictures" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Searchlight Pictures">Fox Searchlight Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>2 September 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-09-02</span>)</span> (<a href="/wiki/Telluride_Film_Festival" title="Telluride Film Festival">Telluride</a>)</li> <li>9 March 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-03-09</span>)</span> (United States)</li> <li>23 March 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-03-23</span>)</span> (India)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">121 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-reliable_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reliable-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Countries</th><td class="infobox-data">United States<br />India<br />Japan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Languages</th><td class="infobox-data">English<br />Bengali</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$9.5 million<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">$20.14 million</span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Namesake</b></i> is a 2006 <a href="/wiki/English-language" class="mw-redirect" title="English-language">English-language</a> <a href="/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)" title="Drama (film and television)">drama film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Mira_Nair" title="Mira Nair">Mira Nair</a> and written by <a href="/wiki/Sooni_Taraporevala" title="Sooni Taraporevala">Sooni Taraporevala</a> based on the novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_Namesake_(novel)" title="The Namesake (novel)">The Namesake</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jhumpa_Lahiri" title="Jhumpa Lahiri">Jhumpa Lahiri</a>. It stars <a href="/wiki/Kal_Penn" title="Kal Penn">Kal Penn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a> and Sahira Nair. The film was produced by <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">American</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Japan" title="Cinema of Japan">Japanese studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was released in the United States on 9 March 2007, following screenings at <a href="/wiki/Film_festivals" class="mw-redirect" title="Film festivals">film festivals</a> in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. <i>The Namesake</i> received positive reviews from American critics.<sup id="cite_ref-rotten_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rotten-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Namesake</i> depicts the struggles of Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli, first-generation immigrants from the state of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> to the United States, and their American-born children Gogol and Sonia. The film takes place primarily in <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, and suburbs of New York City. </p><p>The story begins as Ashoke and Ashima leave Calcutta and settle in New York City. Through a series of miscues, their son's nickname, Gogol (named after Russian author <a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Gogol" title="Nikolai Gogol">Nikolai Gogol</a>), becomes his official birth name, an event which will shape many aspects of his life. The story chronicles Gogol's cross-cultural experiences<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his exploration of his Bengali heritage, as the story primarily shifts between the United States and <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>. </p><p>Gogol becomes a lazy, pot-smoking teenager who is indifferent to his cultural background. He resents many of the customs and traditions his family upholds and doesn't understand his parents. After an eight month long trip to India before starting college at Yale, Gogol starts opening up to his culture and becomes more accepting of it. </p><p>Shortly after his eighteenth birthday, much to his parents' annoyance, Gogol legally changes his name to "Nikhil", (the name he had supposedly refused to be addressed by when he was in kindergarten). In college, Gogol uses his "good name" Nikhil (later shortened to Nick). He works as an architect and dates Maxine, a white American woman from a wealthy background, who is clueless about their cultural differences. Gogol introduces her to his parents, who struggle to understand his modern, American perspectives on dating, marriage and love. They are hesitant and guarded when meeting her. Gogol gets along with Maxine's family and feels closer to them than he does his own family. </p><p>Before he goes to Ohio for a teaching apprenticeship, Ashoke tells Gogol the story of a nearly fatal train accident that he had suffered years ago back in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and how he came up with his name. Shortly after, while Gogol is on vacation with Maxine's family, Ashoke dies. Grieving, Gogol tries to be more like what he thinks his parents want him to be and begins following cultural customs more closely. He grows distant from Maxine and eventually breaks up with her. </p><p>Gogol rekindles a friendship with Moushumi, the daughter of family friends. They begin dating and soon after get married. However, the marriage is short-lived as Moushumi, bored with being a wife, starts having an affair with an old boyfriend from Paris. Gogol divorces her, while Ashima blames herself for pressuring Gogol to marry a fellow Bengali. Gogol returns home to help Ashima pack the house when he finds the book (a collection of short stories by <a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Gogol" title="Nikolai Gogol">Nikolai Gogol</a>) which Ashoke had gifted him on his fourteenth birthday. Searching for comfort, and accepting his new life alone, Gogol finally reads the stories written by his namesake on the train home. </p><p>As well as depicting Gogol/Nikhil's experiences, the film describes the courtship and marriage of Ashima and Ashoke, and the effect on the family from Ashoke's early death from a massive heart attack. Through experiencing his father's funeral rites on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganges</a>, Gogol begins to appreciate Indian culture. Ashima's decision to move on with her life, selling the suburban family home and returning to Calcutta for part of each year, unifies and ends the story. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kal_Penn" title="Kal Penn">Kal Penn</a> as Nikhil "Gogol" Ganguli <ul><li>Soham Chatterjee as child Gogol aged four years</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a> as Ashima Ganguli</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a> as Ashoke Ganguli</li> <li>Sahira Nair as Sonia Ganguli</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Barrett" title="Jacinda Barrett">Jacinda Barrett</a> as Maxine Ratcliffe</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Roch%C3%A9" title="Sebastian Roché">Sebastian Roché</a> as Chris Wright</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linus_Roache" title="Linus Roache">Linus Roache</a> as Mr Joshua Lawson (Gogol's teacher)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenne_Headly" title="Glenne Headly">Glenne Headly</a> as Lydia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuleikha_Robinson" title="Zuleikha Robinson">Zuleikha Robinson</a> as Moushumi Majumdar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruma_Guha_Thakurta" title="Ruma Guha Thakurta">Ruma Guha Thakurta</a> as Ashoke's mother</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabyasachi_Chakrabarty" title="Sabyasachi Chakrabarty">Sabyasachi Chakrabarty</a> as Ashima's father</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supriya_Devi" title="Supriya Devi">Supriya Devi</a> as Ashima's grandmother</li> <li>Jagannath Guha as Ghosh</li> <li>Sukanya Chakraborty as Rini</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanushree_Shankar" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanushree Shankar">Tanushree Shankar</a> as Ashima's mother</li> <li>Tamal Roy Choudhury as Ashoke's father</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhumpa_Lahiri" title="Jhumpa Lahiri">Jhumpa Lahiri</a> as Jhumpa Mashi</li></ul> <p>The film has cameo appearances by actor <a href="/wiki/Samrat_Chakrabarti" title="Samrat Chakrabarti">Samrat Chakrabarti</a>, academic <a href="/wiki/Partha_Chatterjee_(scholar)" title="Partha Chatterjee (scholar)">Partha Chatterjee</a> and visual artist <a href="/wiki/Naeem_Mohaiemen" title="Naeem Mohaiemen">Naeem Mohaiemen</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Initially <a href="/wiki/Rani_Mukerji" title="Rani Mukerji">Rani Mukerji</a> was considered for the principal lead, but due to scheduling conflicts with <a href="/wiki/Karan_Johar" title="Karan Johar">Karan Johar</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Kabhi_Alvida_Naa_Kehna" title="Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna">Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna</a></i>, the role then went to Tabu. Kal Penn was recommended for the movie by <a href="/wiki/John_Cho" title="John Cho">John Cho</a> and strongly requested by Nair's son, who was a fan of Penn in <a href="/wiki/Harold_and_Kumar" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold and Kumar">Harold and Kumar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soundtrack">Soundtrack</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Soundtrack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The soundtrack has varied music: Indian, Anglo-Indian (by <a href="/wiki/Nitin_Sawhney" title="Nitin Sawhney">Nitin Sawhney</a>, influenced by <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a>'s music for <a href="/wiki/Pather_Panchali_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pather Panchali (film)">Pather Panchali</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a French piece. One <a href="/wiki/British_Indian" class="mw-redirect" title="British Indian">British Indian</a> <a href="/wiki/Electronica" title="Electronica">electronica</a> piece is <a href="/wiki/State_of_Bengal" title="State of Bengal">State of Bengal</a>'s "IC408." The ringtone from Moushumi's mobile phone is the song "Riviera Rendezvous" by Ursula 1000 from the album <i>Kinda' Kinky</i>; this is the same song that is played when Gogol and Moushumi first sleep together. The Indian classical pieces (performed on screen by Tabu) were sung by <a href="/wiki/Mitali_Banerjee_Bhawmik" title="Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik">Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik</a>, a <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>–based musician. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film received favorable reviews from critics. Review aggregator <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> reports that 85% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 136 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "An ambitious exploration of the immigrant experience with a talented cast that serves the material well".<sup id="cite_ref-rotten_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rotten-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> reported the film had an average score of 82 out of 100, based on 33 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_ten_lists">Top ten lists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Top ten lists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>6th – Peter Rainer, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Christian_Science_Monitor" title="The Christian Science Monitor">The Christian Science Monitor</a></i></li> <li>8th – Carrie Rickey, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i></li> <li>8th – Claudia Puig, <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i></li> <li>9th – <a href="/wiki/James_Berardinelli" title="James Berardinelli">James Berardinelli</a>, ReelViews</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Won</b> – Love is Folly International Film Festival (<a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>) – "Golden Aphrodite" – <a href="/wiki/Mira_Nair" title="Mira Nair">Mira Nair</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nominated – Casting Society of America – "Best Feature Film Casting" – <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Tolan" title="Cindy Tolan">Cindy Tolan</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nominated – <a href="/wiki/Gotham_Awards_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotham Awards 2007">Gotham Awards 2007</a> – "Best Film" – <a href="/wiki/Mira_Nair" title="Mira Nair">Mira Nair</a> and Lydia Dean Pilcher<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nominated – <a href="/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Awards_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Spirit Awards 2007">Independent Spirit Award</a> – "Best Supporting Male" – <a href="/wiki/Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Namesake_(film)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Gogol" title="Nikolai Gogol">Nikolai Gogol</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/The_Overcoat" title="The Overcoat">The Overcoat</a>"</li></ul> <div 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href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433416/"><i>The Namesake</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1557308#P345" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v321285"><i>The 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