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Genre
Drama
   
Synopsis

Two Worlds. One Journey. American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

   
Directed by  
Mira Nair
   
Written by  
Sooni Taraporevala (screenplay); Jhumpa Lahiri (novel).
   
Starring  
Irfan Khan (Ashoke Ganguli (as Irrfan Khan)); Jagannath Guha (Ghosh); Ruma Guha Thakurta (Ashoke's Mother); Tabu (Ashima A. Ganguli); Sandip Deb (Music Teacher); Sukanya (Rini); Tanusree Shankar (Ashima's Mother); Sabyasachi Chakravarthy (Ashima's Father); Tamal Sengupta (Ashoke's Father (as Tamal Roy Choudhury)); Dhruv Mookerji (Rana); Supriya Choudhury (Ashima's Grandmother (as Supriya Devi)); Stuart Rudin (Homeless Man); Heather MacRae (Nurse Patty); Sumitra Kanti (Calcutta House Staff); Michael Countryman (Mr. Wilcox). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 
Length (mins):
 122
Ratings:
 PG13 (12)
Language:
 ENG/HINDI*
Big 5 Oscar Wins:
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Big 5 Oscar Noms:
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* Plus Bengali and French
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Images in the header are from: Antwone Fisher (© Fox Searchlight, 2002); Stand by Me (© Columbia Pictures, 1986); Jesus of Nazareth (© ITV (1977); The Passion of The Christ (© Newmarket Films, 2004); Rabbit-proof Fence (© Buena Vista, 2002); Amazing Grace (© Bristol Bay Productions, 2006) and Il Postino (© Cecchi Gori Group, 1994).