Where was The Namesake filmed?
2007 film, directed by Mira Nair.
- New York City
The story is set in Kolkata.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Kolkata
- Filmed in
- New York City
About The Namesake
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- Released
- 2007
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Cast
- Kal PennTabuIrrfan KhanJacinda BarrettZuleikha RobinsonBrooke SmithAmy WrightSebastian RochéRuma Guha ThakurtaSabyasachi Chakraborty
- Genre
- Drama
- Based on
- The Namesake
The story
The film takes place primarily in Kolkata, New York City, and suburbs of New York City.
Once he has recovered, he travels to the US to study.
The story chronicles Gogol's cross-cultural experiences and his exploration of his Bengali heritage, as the story primarily shifts between the United States and Kolkata.
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