The Namesake (film): Difference between revisions

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 [[Nikolai Gogol]]), becomes his official birth name, an event which will shape many aspects of his life. The story chronicles Gogol's cross-cultural experiences <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-15|title=The Namesake (2006) : When Cultures Clash|url=https://movierdo.com/the-namesake-2006-when-cultures-clash/|access-date=2020-07-12|website=Movierdo|language=en-US|archive-date=25 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625095501/https://movierdo.com/the-namesake-2006-when-cultures-clash/|url-status=live}}</ref> and his exploration of his Bengali heritage, as the story primarily shifts between the United States and [[Kolkata]].

 

 

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 ([[Jacinda Barrett]]), 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.