#The Namesake

[dyingenigma]

Hands.

The Namesake (2006) dir. Mira Nair

#the namesake #tabu #irfan khan #kal penn #zuleikha robinson #film #cinema #film stills #dailyasiandramas #bengali #bengali film #mira nair #my upload

[kafka-bug]

Pet names are a persistent remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people.

Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

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[shattereddteacup]

The Namesake (2006)

Dir. Mira Nair

Languages: Bengali, English

#the namesake #2006 #mira nair #bengali #english #irfan khan #tabu #kal penn #Zuleikha Robinson #Jacinda Barrett #Sabyasachi Chakrabarty #cinematographer: Frederick Elmes #indian cinema #film #cinema #screencaps #movie screenshots #film screencaps

[oyeevarnika]

Hey (with the intention of living life like them )

#desiblr #desi tumblr #desi aesthetic #indian aesthetic #hindi cinema #hindi poetry #aesthetic #poetry #movies #hindi lyrics #wake up sid #the namesake #humsafar #hasee toh phasee #zindagi gulzar hai

[litsnaps]

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[oldfilmsflicker]

The Namesake, 2006 (dir. Mira Nair)

#The Namesake #Mira Nair #Irrfan Khan #Kal Penn #Tabu #Directed By Women #52 Films By Women

[nahinsamne]

The Namesake (2006)

#The Namesake #Irrfan Khan #Bollywood #Hindi Cinema #Gifs #~

[vizthedatum]

That moment in the Namesake where Ashima starts looking for Ashoke all over the house… and then searches outsides and cries.

I have watched this movie so many times, but last night I was just crying holding my girlfriend….

The whole movie and story is so beautiful. I’m so glad that I introduced it to my girlfriend… and that we were able to share and feel that love and process that together.

—

That scene though….

It feels like I have felt that pain - that loss. And even though she was fine afterward, he was still her best friend, her confidante, her supporter, her admirer, her patient partner, her husband, her teammate, her co-parent, her co-navigator, her support, her family, her equal, … her person.

—

It feels like I’m closer to having all of that now with the people in my life now.

And every time I open myself up to love now (even if those connections end), I’m opening myself to that loss. That profound loss. It’s not even the loss of love (that’s my theme of trauma instead - a loss and lack of love)… it’s the loss of that peace of being able to talk to someone who loves you.

—

I know I have felt that with people - the peace in the love we share(d). It is one of the most important things to me.

—

But it hurts for me especially because in our pre- and post-marriage, we were NOT AT PEACE.

But… I miss you. I miss showing you things. I miss talking to you. I miss smiling because of something you did or said. I miss saying goodbye to you. I miss the anticipation of seeing you. I miss us processing things together. I miss learning things just to talk to you about something you wanted to talk about. I miss telling you about all my crushes. I miss telling you about my friends. I miss walking with you. I miss going to places with you. I miss listening to you. I miss playing games. I miss watching shows and movies. I miss making you laugh. I miss your hugs. I miss your joy - I really tried to make you happy. I miss being your best friend.

And now I have to be careful who I give my love to. I have to remember how deeply I felt every time I feel it for someone else. It’s not my fault that I love my friends and partners so deeply - I have always been that way, and you knew that.

I have to remember that I gave you that love and trusted you so blindly. I didn’t have to even try to give you that love - I had to try to prove how I was instead. You couldn’t love me for me?

I have to remember how hard I spent my time hoping and wishing you’d look out for me - and telling myself that you were. That maybe this is like Ashoke and Ashima… but it was nothing like that.

The gentleness and acceptance of the way that Ashoke radiated his love and empathy and care to his wife and children… is not just what I want, it’s what I aspire to be.

I left because I loved myself, I had lost myself, and because I didn’t want to enable you any longer. I loved you, and our relationship was one of the ugliest things about you.

#cw spoilers #the namesake #the movie #jhumpa lahiri #tabu #ashima #Ashima is a beautiful name #best friend #loss of a loved one #thoughts #my divorce #heartbreak #loss #healing #trauma #love #queer #self love #prose

[alvallah]

The book talk was lovely btw 📚🥰

#books #bookblr #jhumpa lahiri #whereabouts #the namesake #literature #reading #about me

[words-and-coffee]

Pet names are a persistent remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people.

Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

#Jhumpa Lahiri #The Namesake #quote #quotes

[catofadifferentcolor]

“She has the gift of accepting her life.” 

― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

#quotes #jhumpa lahiri #the namesake #life #self accepectance

[dyingenigma]

The Namesake (2006) dir. Mira Nair

#the namesake #tabu #irfan khan #mira nair #bengali #bengali film #cinema #film #film stills #dailyasiandramas #asian cinema #south asian #kal penn #zuleikha robinson #my upload

[deadseagirl]

——Jhumpa Lahiri in Sabyasachi at the Indian Coffee House, Kolkata. 📸Vogue, 2016.

Although the shops of college streets hold her novels, no one recognises her. Lahiri is fluent in Bengali, but speaks with an American cadence. Despite being born in Kolkata and moving to America at the oblivious age of three, she is a foreigner, an outsider to the booksellers, waiters and students she encountered.

“I’ve always had this feeling wherever I go. Of not feeling fully part of things, not fully accepted, not fully inside of something. Identify has been such an explosive territory for me…so hard, so painful at times.”

Lahiri moved to Rhode island during the 1970s due to her father’s job as a librarian at the University of Rhode Island. Leaving India and accepting America wasn’t her choice to make and she’s had to grapple with its consequence all her life.

“My parents relationship with Kolkata is so strong. Growing up, the absence of Kolkata was always present in our lives.”

Taken from an interview to Vogue, on the release of her book - In Altre Parole. (2016)

In two of my personal favourites, The Namesake and The Lowland, she weaves language with the politics of inherited identity and memory by basing them in 70s Kolkata.

#jhumpa lahiri #mira nair #the namesake #desiblr #english literature #desi aesthetic #desi tumblr #bookstagram #booklr #studyinspo #studyblr

[zodgory]

Round 1, Match 3 of Blank Check's March Madness Copycat Poll

March Madness bracket explainer

Official Sergio Leone v Mira Nair poll

#sergio leone #mira nair #film #directors #man with no name #fistful of dollars #the good the bad and the ugly #for a few dollars more #once upon a time in the west #monsoon wedding #salaam bombay #the namesake #mississippi masala #queen of katwe #kama sutra #blank check with griffin and david #polls #tumblr polls

[godofjoblessness]

Movies have always inspired me and captivated me. I always learn something or the other from films I watch. It's always been more than just a visual representation for me.

The movie 'The Namesake' by Mira Nair is an adaptation of the novel 'The Namesake' by Jhumpa Lahiri couldn't have come at a better time than what's currently going on with me.

As always it's an offbeat movie...with Irrfan it's something about offbeat movies which just pulls you in, in so deep. I hadn't thought about watching it earlier thinking not all of his movies are going to be that great-(how foolish of me).

This movie resonates with me because I am at that stage in life where I need to make a decision whether I want a life abroad or in my home country. Just like Gogol says 'Pack a pillow and blanket and travel the world'. Experiencing stuff is really important. It's really crucial to tackle life outside of your comfort zone. And that's what Irrfan did in the movie. He left Calcutta and went to USA in search of work.

Traveling half of the Earth and settling in foreign country makes it really difficult for you to see your family. I just realised that. The faces you see daily would be limited to phone calls and video calls only. I would love to start a family abroad and have children who would be born there just as Irrfan thought so that they have a good future but I would never like to settle over there. For me, it's like being isolated. Sure you meet new people new opportunities but I guess home is where you have a sense of belonging. And that's always going to be your own country.

Can't believe how amazing he looked when he was young. Lately, I have had a deep connection with him and Calcutta. Not sure what it is but I definitely want to visit it properly. I have been there once but for a very brief moment.

The casting in the movie has been so great. Love Tabu as the mother. She gave proper justice to her role and both shared screen in Life of Pi as well.

According to me the movie was based more on Ashima and Ashoke rather than Gogol. How they adapt to newer challenges and start fresh in a new country. After Ashoke's death, the film is solely on how Ashima gets back to reality and finds her bliss back.

I think I am more like Ashima, rooted to culture and family oriented person who loves being surrounded by well wishers and loved ones. If I were in her place, even I would have left everything and come back to your own home after Ashoke's death.

And the other thing which keeps you hooked to the film is the amazing soundtrack. That classical background music always makes you feel like you are at home no matter where you are.

And the last scene is one of the best climax of a movie I have ever seen (the above image). With Gogol finding the book Ashoke had given him at his graduation ceremony. After knowing the real meaning of why Ashoke named his son Gogol, the book becomes really important for him. And how he will set on his own journey.

And finally this scene:

It's a really powerful scene. I had seen this shot and just based on that I judged that this is going to be an amazing movie. It's a scene of a father and son - who have walked far for a good view. Upon reaching the view point Ashoke realises that he isn't carrying a camera to capture the moment. So he tells Gogol to remember this moment for the rest of his life. It really is an emotional one. That smile, that damn smile

It's a must watch movie. It tells you to not regret things in life and expressing things at the right time, living in the moment and about the beliefs of your traditions and culture.

#the namesake #irrfan khan #jhumpa lahiri #mira nair #gogol #ashima

[litsnaps]

#literature #quotes #Jhumpa Lahiri #The Namesake #quote #lit #books #words