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 ''
Nair directed `` Monsoon Wedding , '' `` Vanity Fair , '' `` Salaam Bombay ! '' 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 ''