The movie version of Jumpa Lahiri's wonderful novel The Namesake opens on Friday. Directed by Mira Nair (who also directed Monsoon Wedding and the fantastic if less-known Salaam Bombay!), the film tells the story of American-born Gogol Ganguli (Kai Penn), and his attempts to blend his Indian heritage and his US present. A large cast of Bollywood actors rounds out the Ganguli clan. And keep your eyes peeled when you see the film: author Lahiri makes a cameo as "Aunt Jhumpa." Early reviews (and here) are favorable. "Jhumpa Lahiri's wildly popular novel about two generations of a Bengali family receives a loving, deeply felt screen translation that should appease fans of the book while making many new converts," says Scott Foundas in Variety.
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