The Namesake (film) Quotes

The Namesake (film) is a television program that first aired in 1970 . The Namesake ended in 1970.

It features Mira Nair as producer, Nitin Sawhney in charge of musical score, and Frederick Elmes as head of cinematography.

The Namesake (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Namesake (film) is 121 minutes long. The Namesake (film) is distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

The cast includes: Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazumdar, Kal Penn as Gogol Ganguli, Tabu as Ashima A. Ganguli, Jacinda Barrett as Marc, Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli, Kal Penn as Gogol, and Tabu as Man.

The Namesake (film) Quotes

Kal Penn as Gogol Ganguli

• (Kal Penn) "Baba, is that what you think of when you think of me? Do I remind you of that night?"
• (Irrfan Khan) "Not at all. You remind me of everything that followed. Everyday since then has been a gift -- Gogol."

• (Kal Penn) "So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Just as I'm about to kiss her, she looks at me and she says, "What's your name?""
• (Jacinda Barrett) "Gogol Ganguli."
• (Kal Penn) "End of seduction 101."

• (Kal Penn) "Did you guys know all this stuff about him when you decided to name me? That he was paranoid, suicidal, friendless, depressed?"
• (Irrfan Khan) "You forgot to mention that he was also a genius."

• (Kal Penn) "There are some things you should know. Um, no kissing, no holding hands. My parents are not Lydia and Gerald. I've never seen them touch, let alone anything else."

• (Kal Penn) "Who's Pierre?"
• (Kal Penn) "Are you having an affair?"
• (Zuleikha Robinson) "Maybe it's not enough that we are both Bengali."
• (Kal Penn) "That's not why I love you."

Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli

• (Irrfan Khan) "You won't believe it. Our rickshaw drivers dress better than professors here."

• (Irrfan Khan) "The camera. It is in the car. All this and no picture, huh? We just have to remember it then. Huh? Will you remember this day, Gogol?"
• (Kal Penn) "How long do you I to remember it?"
• (Irrfan Khan) "Ah, remember it always. Remember that you and I made the journey and went together to a place where there was nowhere left to go."

• (Irrfan Khan) "Well all came out of Gogol's overcoat. One day you will understand."

• (Irrfan Khan) "There is something I always wanted to ask you, but never had the courage. All those years ago, why did you say yes to me?"
• (Tabu) "You were the best of the lot."
• (Irrfan Khan) "Huh?"
• (Tabu) "Better than the widower with four children or the cartoonist with one arm. I also liked your shoes."
• (Irrfan Khan) "Oh. Oh, okay."
• (Tabu) "Hmm, you want me to say "I love you," like the Americans."

Tabu as Ashima A. Ganguli

• (Tabu) "Pack a pillow and a blanket. See the world. You will never regret it."
• (Irrfan Khan) "My grandfather always says that is what books are for. To travel without moving an inch."

• (Tabu) "For 25 years I missed my life in India. And now, I will miss my life here. And all of you, who became my family."

• (Tabu) "He wants to keep Gogol and not Nikhil as his good name. Fine. No big deal."
• (Irrfan Khan) "With a president named Jimmy, there is nothing we can do. As long as our kid is happy, you know."

• (Tabu) "-- Besides, what kind of a girl is called Max, huh?"
• (Unnamed) "Maybe it's a boy."

• (Tabu) "Mm, what are you reading?"
• (Irrfan Khan) "Hm? "The Overcoat", by Gogol."

Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazumdar

• (Zuleikha Robinson) "I detest American television."

• (Zuleikha Robinson) "I've begun to publish under my name. No one would know me. Oh come on, Nikhil. What if somebody ask you to change your name?"
• (Kal Penn) "I already have, remember?"

• (Zuleikha Robinson) "Not bad, Mr. Ganguli."
• (Kal Penn) "I'd say we made a killing, Mrs. Ganguli."
• (Zuleikha Robinson) "Oh, hold it, hold it. Ms. Mazumdar is the name."

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