"The Namesake"?

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 07:47 PM

It has good reviews.

I am never going to read that novel. So I will watch it.

Heads up to the Bengalis here.

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NeRgYz · March 9th, 2007, 07:48 PM

i m sooo gonna see dat movie on tuesday....its about Ganguly and Calcutta.....

SillyKitty · March 9th, 2007, 07:48 PM

btw i seen Irfan khan at work lol

and took his pic

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NeRgYz

i m sooo gonna see dat movie on tuesday....its about Ganguly and Calcutta.....

Ganguly?

Its about a Bengali family that settled in the US and their son. (I think)

NeRgYz · March 9th, 2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bad_cheque

Ganguly?

Its about a Bengali family that settled in the US and their son. (I think)

da Ganguly family....

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NeRgYz

da Ganguly family....

Ok so the main characters are named Ganguly?

Or is it based on the Sourav Ganguly's family?

spicycurry25 · March 9th, 2007, 07:52 PM

I read the book. I liked it. I wanna see the movie.

poojasxy · March 9th, 2007, 07:53 PM

the previews r everywhere. god willing, kal penn hopefully gets huge after this.

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by spicycurry25

I read the book. I liked it. I wanna see the movie.

Did you read her first book?

Which is better? I am willing to read one just for the sake of my sanity.

SillyKitty · March 9th, 2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by NeRgYz

i m sooo gonna see dat movie on tuesday....its about Ganguly and Calcutta.....

Ganguly?

**Geezer** · March 9th, 2007, 07:55 PM

The trailor looks good. Would be interesting to see Kal Penn in a role like this, unlike his previous trashy comedy roles.

Fight_Tibet · March 9th, 2007, 07:56 PM

my colleague already saw the movie at the critics screening. She said it was horrible. But I dont know..sometimes our tastes dont match.
But I have read the book. Its excellent. No way the movie can match it. Movies never do. Most of the time they end up butchering the book.

**Walktheline** · March 9th, 2007, 07:57 PM

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spicycurry25 · March 9th, 2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bad_cheque

Did you read her first book?

Which is better? I am willing to read one just for the sake of my sanity.

Na, I haven't. I want to, though. But, I did hear it was really good. She's a pretty vivid writer. Like, if she writes about food....your mouth waters. Hhaha. Good writer, in my opinion.

**Geezer** · March 9th, 2007, 07:57 PM

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I'm naming my firstborn Gogol
secondborne Boopatlal

Im naming my boy Action.

Action Gonzales - what a name!

spicycurry25 · March 9th, 2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fight_Tibet

my colleague already saw the movie at the critics screening. She said it was horrible. But I dont know..sometimes our tastes dont match.
But I have read the book. Its excellent. No way the movie can match it. Movies never do. Most of the time they end up butchering the book.

Yea, true say. Books tend to be better than the movies. Did you read her fist book?

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Fight_Tibet

my colleague already saw the movie at the critics screening. She said it was horrible. But I dont know..sometimes our tastes dont match.
But I have read the book. Its excellent. No way the movie can match it. Movies never do. Most of the time they end up butchering the book.

I read a few good reviews. But then they were all by westerners. Our perspective could be different.

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Walktheline

I'm naming my firstborn Gogol
secondborne Boopatlal

erm?

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by spicycurry25

Na, I haven't. I want to, though. But, I did hear it was really good. She's a pretty vivid writer. Like, if she writes about food....your mouth waters. Hhaha. Good writer, in my opinion.

Have you read any fiction by V.S. Naipaul?

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by spicycurry25

Yea, true say. Books tend to be better than the movies. Did you read her fist book?

That's so true.

I once saw a movie based on a Naipaul novel. It was atrocious. I wish I had not seen it and just read the book

spicycurry25 · March 9th, 2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bad_cheque

Have you read any fiction by V.S. Naipaul?

I haven't. He won a nobel prize, right? There are so many books I have yet to read...gah! Which book(s) of his did you read?

Fight_Tibet · March 9th, 2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bad_cheque

I read a few good reviews. But then they were all by westerners. Our perspective could be different.

My colleague is a westerner too. But I dont know. I dont have much expectations cos the book itself was so damn good.
If you're thinking of reading one of Lahiri's book, try with the first one, Interpreter of Maladies, its a collection of short stories, and if you're not that big of a book reader you dont need the patience you normally need to invest yourself in a novel.

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by spicycurry25

I haven't. He won a nobel prize, right? There are so many books I have yet to read...gah! Which book(s) of his did you read?

Read "House for Mr Biswas". I liked it most. It a big one but really good.

Fight_Tibet · March 9th, 2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by spicycurry25

Yea, true say. Books tend to be better than the movies. Did you read her fist book?

Yup..good book. won the pulitzer.

bad_cheque · March 9th, 2007, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fight_Tibet

My colleague is a westerner too. But I dont know. I dont have much expectations cos the book itself was so damn good.
If you're thinking of reading one of Lahiri's book, try with the first one, Interpreter of Maladies, its a collection of short stories, and if you're not that big of a book reader you dont need the patience you normally need to invest yourself in a novel.

Cool! I love short stories.

I used to love the ones by Somerset Maugham.

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