Nair wrote ` ` Monsoon Wedding , '' ` ` Vanity Fair , '' ` ` [UNK] Bombay ! '' I read `` Namesake '' while in huge grief with the death of a beloved person to me [ Mira 's mother in law ] . Her film , ` ` The Wedding , '' is based on Jhumpa Lahiri 's novel . Nair wrote one of ` ` , '' after teenage son 's recommendation . Note : Indian and American audiences ` ` not that different ''
Nair wrote ` ` Monsoon Wedding , '' ` ` Vanity Fair , '' ` ` [UNK] Bombay ! '' Her film , ` ` The Wedding , '' is based on Jhumpa Lahiri 's novel . Nair wrote one of ` ` , '' after teenage son 's recommendation . Note : Indian and American audiences ` ` not that different ''