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Good In Name Only: The Namesake (2007)

March 12th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Mira Nair’s The Namesake follows the life of Ashoke Ganguli (played superbly by Irrfan Khan) as he goes to the US to get a Ph.D., and returns to look for a wife in Calcutta. He finds Ashima (portrayed excellently by Tabu), they have an arranged marriage, replete with all the colors and exotica of [...]

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