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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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Grossed $20.4M worldwide, about 1.7 times its $12M budget
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Based on the novel The Namesake
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Filmed in New York City
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Setting
Set in Kolkata
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Music
Music by Nitin Sawhney
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Frederick Elmes
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Director: Mira Nair
Writers: Jhumpa LahiriNovel
Sooni TaraporevalaScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: March 9, 2007
Original language: English
Budget: $12M
Revenue: $20.4M
Countries: India, Japan, United States of America

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