Nair directed `` Monsoon Wedding , '' ` and the film was a huge hit. Her film , `` The Namesake , '' is based on Jhumpa Lahiri 's novel . Nair cast character of `` Gogol '' after teenage son 's recommendation . CNN : `` The Namesake '' is about not losing the identity of Indian culture . Nair : Indian and American audiences `` not that different ''
Nair directed `` Monsoon Wedding , '' ` and the film was a huge hit. Her film , `` The Namesake , '' is based on Jhumpa Lahiri 's novel . Nair cast character of `` Gogol '' after teenage son 's recommendation . Nair : Indian and American audiences `` not that different ''