They are hesitant and guarded when meeting her. Gogol falls in love with Maxine and introduces her to his parents, who struggle to understand his modern, American perspectives on dating, marriage and love. 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. After a summer trip to India before starting college at Yale, Gogol starts opening up to his culture and becomes more accepting of it.Īfter college, Gogol uses his "good name" Nikhil (later shortened to Nick). He resents many of the customs and traditions his family upholds and doesn't understand his parents. Gogol becomes a lazy, pot-smoking teenager indifferent to his cultural background. The story chronicles Gogol's cross-cultural experiences and his exploration of his Indian heritage, as the story shifts between the United States and India. 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 begins as Ashoke and Ashima leave Calcutta and settle in New York City. The film takes place primarily in Kolkata, New York City, and suburbs of New York City. The Namesake depicts the struggles of Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli ( Irrfan Khan and Tabu), first-generation immigrants from the East Indian state of West Bengal to the United States, and their American-born children Gogol ( Kal Penn) and Sonia (Sahira Nair).
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