Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic82/100
194 audience votes
Key crew
- Mira NairDirector
- Sooni TaraporevalaScreenplay
- Nitin SawhneyOriginal Music Composer
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
- Kharaj MukherjeeChhotoo
- Glenne HeadlyLydia
Stills
Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookarranged marriageindiawoman directorimmigrant experiencetaj mahal, indiakolkata, india