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    The document summarizes the plot of the 2006 film The Namesake based on Jhumpa Lahiri's novel. It outlines the main characters, story elements including Gogol's birth and naming, his relationships and career, and his parents' journey from India to America and struggle to balance two cultures. Key themes of generational and cultural gaps, responsibilities between parents and children, and adapting to change are also summarized.

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    The document summarizes the plot of the 2006 film The Namesake based on Jhumpa Lahiri's novel. It outlines the main characters, story elements including Gogol's birth and naming, his relationships and career, and his parents' journey from India to America and struggle to balance two cultures. Key themes of generational and cultural gaps, responsibilities between parents and children, and adapting to change are also summarized.

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    of 17

    Presenting by-

    • Dinky Mehta - 211


    • Ram Panchal - 221
    • Juhi Choubey - 189
    • Pooja Pathak - 223
    • Kunal Ghosh - 194
    • Mrudula Gawde - 193
    • Bowsmika V. - 237
    Introduction
    Three phases

    • Initial phase
    • Rejection phase
    • Acceptance phase
    • September 2003

    • Calcutta To New
    York City

    • Conflicting Cultures
    With Religious,
    Social
    • Bengali by the
    name Samanami
    BOOK TO MOVIE

    • Adapted by Sooni Taraporevala

    • Directed by Mira Nair

    • Released in US, UK, and Canada in


    2006 and India in 2007
    CHARACTERS
    • Tabu as Ashima Ganguli

    • Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli

    • Kal Penn as Gogol Ganguli

    • Sahira Nair as Sonali Ganguli

    • Jacinda Barrett as Maxine Ratliffe

    • Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazoomdar

    • Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother

    • Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Ashima's Father

    • Supriya Devi as Ashima's Grandmother


    STORY
    • Birth of Child – Gogol

    • Why “Gogol” ?

    • Public Name – Nikhil Ganguly

    • Gogol's going to Yale - sets up the barriers


    between Gogol and his family
    STORY CONT…

    • Gogol’s love affair – Maxine

    • Death of Ashok Ganguly In Ohio

    • Bengali girl – Moushumi


    STORY CONT…

    • Sonia marries to American

    • Ashima Ganguly sells house

    • Finally Gogol reads the books given by his Dad


    • Isolation
    • Memories
    • Dismissal
    RESPONSIBILITY

    • DEFINTION - The social force that binds you


    to the courses of action demanded by that
    force

    • FATHER to SON responsibility – HOW?

    • SON to FATHER responsibility – HOW?


    GENERATION & CULTURAL GAP

    Reasons :
    •Difference in the lifestyle
    •Miscommunications
    •Misunderstandings
    • Emotional Attachment,
    emotional bonding…
    link of the movie
    clipping here
    • Influence of Western
    culture
    • Fear of losing her
    family
    • Journey from a shy
    reserved girl to a
    Strong matured
    woman
    • Then, 25 years-
    missed life in India
    • Now, Missing life in
    America
    CONCLUSION
    Ashima Gogol
    • Adaption to change • Adaption to culture
    • Discovering a new • Developing and
    world understanding the
    • Learning and gaining importance
    knowledge • Realization and sense of
    belongingness towards
    the Indian culture

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