

Two Worlds. One Journey.
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemporary.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Kal PennGogol / Nikhil
- Irrfan KhanAshoke Ganguli
- TabuAshima Ganguli
- Jacinda BarrettMaxine Ratliffe
- Zuleikha RobinsonMoushumi Mazoomdar
- Ruma Guha ThakurtaAshoke's Mother
- Sabyasachi ChakrabortyAshima's Father
- Sahira NairSonali Ganguli
- Supriya ChoudhuryAshima's Grandmother
- Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Mashi
Crew
- Mira NairDirector
- Sooni TaraporevalaScreenplay
- Jhumpa LahiriNovel
- Frederick ElmesDirector of Photography
- Nitin SawhneyOriginal Music Composer
- Allyson C. JohnsonEditor
- Zarina ScrewvalaProducer
- Dinaz StaffordProducer
- Yukie KitoProducer
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