Among the earliest guests were top Hollywood actors Steve Buscemi (left, Reservoir Dogs, The Big Lebowski) and William Dafoe (Platoon, Spider-Man).
As each of them waded through fans and photographers, they made time to declare how much they loved Mira Nair’s past films and their anticipation to seeing her newest. The film that got the most mention was Monsoon Wedding.
Kal Penn, garnering a lot of praise for his lead role, with a restrained performance as the conflicted son of immigrant parents in The Namesake, could not attend the premiere because of his shooting schedules.
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