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The Namesake: Trailer

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Introduction begins with a tale by Gogol (Kal Penn). Though born in the states, he must still deal with his parents, who follow a strict, Indian code. When he suggests changing his name, he finally learns his history.

Numb3rs - Tabu

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:56:06 -0500

When a mega-heiress is abducted by an extremist group looking to punish her industrialist father, Don and the team rush to find her captors, but their attempt to save her takes a startling turn when they to uncover the group's true motivation

The Namesake Trailer #1: The Namesake- Trailer #1

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:22:50 -0500

A couple coming to terms with living in a new culture discover their troubles are compounded by their son in this drama from filmmaker Mira Nair. Ashoke (Irfan Khan) and Ashima (Tabu) are a young couple who are brought together in an arranged marriage and soon leave Calcutta to seek their fortune in America. As the couple becomes accustomed to one another, they learn to deal with the coolness and superficiality of life in New York, even as they revel in the opportunities the city offers them. Before long, Ashima gives birth to a baby boy, and pressed to choose a name, they dub the infant Nikhil, though he soon picks up the nickname Gogol, after Ashoke's favorite author. By the time the child is old enough to attend school, he insists upon being called Gogol at all times, and he displays little interest in his Indian heritage. Several years on, Gogol has decided he wants to be called Nick (and is now played by Kal Penn) and has become a thoroughly Americanized teenager, openly rebelling