This is how i spent my Sunday afternoon. Watched this on channel 413. Based on a book by author Jhumpa Lahiri.Directed by Mira Nair who is a genius that is able to capture the Indian traditions without making it seem sappy. It showcases the many rich and vibrant colors of India which is simply breathtaking.Set mainly in Calcultta, Boston & NY City in the early 70's. Rotten tomatoes measured this at 85% based on viewer reviews.
It has the voluptuous Tabu.Need i say more.
It has the voluptuous Tabu.Need i say more.
Ashima in all her glory as a Bengali bride to be.
Ashoke, Ashima, Sonia & Gogol in awe of the TajMahal in Agra.
No holding hands.No kissing.No PDA's in front of INDIAN parents....:(
The 3 enchanting women. From L -R: Tabu, Zuleikha Robinson, Jacinda Barrett
Will Ashima's future husband fit in her life as his shoes did in her feet?
Several things i didn't know about the movie n have since found out .....
1. Before Kal Penn ( the kid from Harold n Kumar was decided, Abishek Bachchan was considered.Don't see Abishek in this as much as he is my tall,dark,handsome lad)
2. Cost of producing the film = $10.5 million USD3. Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli, the parents of protagonist Gogol Ganguli, are based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s real parents, Amar and Tia Lahiri.
4. Sooni Taraporevela, Nair’s best friend “since [she] went to Harvard at 18,” wrote the screenplay for the film. She also scripted Nair’s Mississippi Masala.
5. Mira Nair had originally wanted Rani Mukherjee to play Ashima Ganguli, but her availability didn’t work with the production dates. ( Tabu gave life to the role of Ashima)
6. While Ashima and Ashoke had an arranged marriage, Nair herself, who says she’s “very intrigued” by the concept, has never had one. In fact, she actively rebelled against it. When she was 18, her mother told Nair of a proposal from a wealthy industrialist’s family. A meeting was arranged at a wedding. “At the wedding, I borrowed my friend’s outrageous, flouncy gypsy skirt, and I strode up to the father with both of my older brothers on each arm. I said, ‘Meet my two boyfriends. I have no idea who to go with tonight.’” The family lost interest in Nair soon after that.( hmmm....)
7. To protect his privacy, Kal Penn used to check into hotels under the pseudonym Gogol Ganguli.
8. Kal Penn's real name is Kalpen Modi. Using Kal Penn,his audition callbacks went up by 50%.
4. Sooni Taraporevela, Nair’s best friend “since [she] went to Harvard at 18,” wrote the screenplay for the film. She also scripted Nair’s Mississippi Masala.
5. Mira Nair had originally wanted Rani Mukherjee to play Ashima Ganguli, but her availability didn’t work with the production dates. ( Tabu gave life to the role of Ashima)
6. While Ashima and Ashoke had an arranged marriage, Nair herself, who says she’s “very intrigued” by the concept, has never had one. In fact, she actively rebelled against it. When she was 18, her mother told Nair of a proposal from a wealthy industrialist’s family. A meeting was arranged at a wedding. “At the wedding, I borrowed my friend’s outrageous, flouncy gypsy skirt, and I strode up to the father with both of my older brothers on each arm. I said, ‘Meet my two boyfriends. I have no idea who to go with tonight.’” The family lost interest in Nair soon after that.( hmmm....)
7. To protect his privacy, Kal Penn used to check into hotels under the pseudonym Gogol Ganguli.
8. Kal Penn's real name is Kalpen Modi. Using Kal Penn,his audition callbacks went up by 50%.
The book cover.
A book that i actually want to spend time reading.
p/s: Ashima means "she who is limitless, without borders." I like the name.
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