The Namesake (2006)

His American Girlfriend

Gogol (Kal Penn) brings his girlfriend Maxine (Jacinda Barrett) home to meet his parents for the first time.

Directed by Mira Nair.

© Fox 2012

Released in 2006 by Fox.

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  • character-type: Son
  • character-type: Mother
  • character-type: Girlfriend
  • action: Kiss
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Independent
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Independent Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Understated
  • prop: Food
  • prop: Flowers
  • setting: Library
  • setting: Store
  • setting: Office
  • setting: House
  • theme: Tradition
  • actor: Jacinda Barrett
  • actor: Kal Penn
  • actor: Brooke Smith
  • actor: Tabu
  • director: Mira Nair
  • producer: Taizo Son
  • producer: Mira Nair
  • producer: Zarina Screwvala
  • producer: Yasushi Kotani
  • producer: Lori Keith Douglas
  • producer: Ronnie Screwvala
  • producer: Dinaz Stafford
  • producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher
  • producer: Anadil Hossain
  • cinematographer: Frederick Elmes
  • composer: Nitin Sawhney
  • editor: Allyson C. Johnson
  • costume-designer: Arjun Bhasin
  • role-name: Maxine
  • role-name: Gogol
  • role-name: Ashima
  • role-name: Sally
  • screenwriter: Sooni Taraporevala
  • screenwriter: Jhumpa Lahiri
  • year: 2006
  • studio: Fox

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