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This movie was part of a series that had been going on throughout the year, where movies that are about women of Indian descent. This movie was not told by an Indian woman, but about her son, who struggles with his Indian heritage and comes to understand the importance of his culture. I had seen previews for this movie and had never thought it would be as good as it was, probably would not have gone to see it if I didn’t need to write a view for this class. I really enjoyed this movie, and found the story told throughout the movie was uplifting and sentimental. The story that is told is one that encourages you to keep connections with your family and understand your heritage.
Ashoke Ganguli is almost killed in a train accident and decides that he must experience the world, as the author of the book he was reading while on the train described. So he decides to move to America and live on his own. He later comes back to India to marry Ashima, a Bengali singer. The two are married in Indian and then return to America where they start a life together. The two start a family away from their own family members, and must become accustomed to the culture of Americans. The couple names their first son, Gogol, after the author Ashoke read while on his fateful train ride, Gogol is later given the good name of Nikhil which he shortens to Nicky later in his life. After taking a trip to India with his parents and sister after his high school graduation, Gogol decides he wants to become an architect and is forever changed by this trip. The movie shows Gogol move away from his family and start a new life, which does not involve his Indian heritage. After his father’s death Gogol realizes that he must accept his heritage and learns that the customs he tried so hard to break away from are important to his mother, and the rest of his family. As he gets older Gogol realizes that even though he was not born in India, it is still possible to practice the traditions...