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The Namesake : Nick/Gogol and Max's Fight

Nick/Gogol (Kal Penn) shaves his head for his father, Ashoke's (Irrfan Khan) funeral. A flashback to Ashoke's shaved head unites the past and the present. Max (Jacinda Barrett) and Nick/Gogol fight about her presence at Ashoke's funeral ceremony.

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accented speech, close-up, close-up, color, costume, extreme long shot, flashback, flashforward, music, native, musical montage, performance, shallow focus, shot/reverse shot

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"Nick/Gogol and Max's Fight" in The Namesake. Directed by Mira Nair, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2006, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2331

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