Namesake-the woes of having an unique name

This is not commercial Hindi cinema and there is no effort to sell. Namesake is an attempt at doing justice to the novel penned by Jhumpa Lahiri for the expatriates who still want to come back to the country they left behind long ago. The emotions of a man whose miraculous escape from death makes him name his son Gogol. And the son’s anger and weariness at having being named so forms the crux of the film. The wife and the mother of the two is the only bridging gap between these two people(from two different generations) who are unable to communicate and connect despite sharing the same space. If you have not watched it, the reason to do so is undoubtedly the compelling acting prowess of the lead actors. Irfan Khan as Mr. Ganguly , Taboo as Mrs. Ashima Ganguly and Kal Penn as Gogol make the job easier for Mira Nair(director) and leave an indelible mark in the minds of the cine- goer.