In connection with Arnab Gan Choudhury’s exhibition, “My Bonnies lies over the ocean,” we are presenting a collective viewing of Mira Nair's 2006 film, 'The Namesake'. Based on Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, the film centers around the challenges of immigration - a Bengali family's journey from Kolkata to New York as they navigate a delicate balance between honoring their Bengali traditions and integrating into American culture.

"Nair’s gentle, humane, and ultimately heart-wrenching diaspora drama stars Kal Penn as Nikhil “Gogol” Ganguli, the American-born son of West Bengali immigrants (Bollywood stars Irrfan Khan and Tabu, both superlative) who, followed from his teenage years through to the rite of passage that is the death of a parent, grows from rebellion against to a new appreciation of his cultural heritage. The familiar story of tradition in a tug-of-war with modernity is put across with a vigor and intelligence—and Elmes’s high-finish photography doesn’t hurt—that renders it entirely fresh." -- Metrograph

When: June 12, 2026, at 7:30 PM (Eastern Time)

Suggested $10.00 donation

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