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The son of East Indian immigrants feels caught between American culture and his family's traditions. Based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Director(s):	Mira Nair
Writer(s):	Sooni Taraporevala
Actors:	Kal Penn Irfan Tabu Irrfan Khan Zuleikha Robinson Jacinda Barrett Glenne Headly Brooke Smith Sahira Nair Jessica Blank

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Palm Beach Post

"The moving, emotional saga of a Bengali clan in America, clinging to or escaping from its Indian roots."

B+

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"A marvelous multi-generational family saga. "

Michael Barnes

Austin American-Statesman

"Profound family guilt and longing for trappings of the Old World are not exclusive properties of earlier American immigrants."

1 User Review(s)

Average User Rating:

Gr8 movie

Shweta Vasudeva

"The movie was excellent...and the true depiction of immigrants in US in real sense"

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