The Namesake

6.7
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Run time: 122 min
  • Premiere: 2006. September 2.

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.

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Kal Penn

Gogol / Nikhil

Irrfan Khan

Ashoke Ganguli

Tabu

Ashima Ganguli

Jacinda Barrett

Maxine Ratliffe

Zuleikha Robinson

Moushumi Mazoomdar

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ashoke's Mother

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Ashima's Father

Sahira Nair

Sonali Ganguli

Supriya Choudhury

Ashima's Grandmother

Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Mashi

Heather MacRae

Nurse Petty

Sukanya

Rini

Linus Roache

Mr. Lawson

Tanusree Shankar

Ashima's Mother

Tamal Ray Chowdhury

Ashoke's Father

Stuart Rudin

Homeless Man

Jo Yang

Ms. Lu

Gary Cowling

Hotel Manager

Jeb Brown

Oliver

Sandip Deb

Music Teacher

Kousik Bhowal

Dr. Gupta

Rupak Ginn

Mira Mashi

Pallavi Shah

Kajol Mashi

Jhumpa Lahiri

Baby Sonia

BC Parikh

Mr. Mazumdar

Sibani Biswas

Mrs. Mazumdar

Lakhan Das

Baul Singer

Glenne Headly

Funeral Priest

Kartik Das

Boatman

Camera

Frederick Elmes

Director of Photography

Directing

Mira Nair

Director

Editing

Production

Anadil Hossain

Producer

Yukie Kito

Producer

Yasushi Kotani

Executive Producer

Mira Nair

Producer

Taizo Son

Producer

Dinaz Stafford

Producer

Sound

Nitin Sawhney

Original Music Composer

Writing

Camera

Frederick Elmes

Director of Photography

Directing

Mira Nair

Director

Editing

Production

Anadil Hossain

Producer

Yukie Kito

Producer

Yasushi Kotani

Executive Producer

Mira Nair

Producer

Taizo Son

Producer

Dinaz Stafford

Producer

Sound

Nitin Sawhney

Original Music Composer

Writing