The Namesake

The Namesake (2006)

Two Worlds. One Journey.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2006-09-02
  • User Rating: 6.758/10 from 159 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Language: বাংলা
  • Production Company: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • Production Country: India, Japan, United States of America
  • Director: Mira Nair
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Summary

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

    as Gogol / Nikhil

  • Tabu

    as Ashima Ganguli

  • Irrfan Khan

    as Ashoke Ganguli

  • Jacinda Barrett

    as Maxine Ratliffe

  • Zuleikha Robinson

    as Moushumi Mazoomdar

  • Ruma Guha Thakurta

    as Ashoke's Mother

  • Sabyasachi Chakraborty

    as Ashima's Father

  • Sahira Nair

    as Sonali Ganguli

  • Supriya Choudhury

    as Ashima's Grandmother

  • Jhumpa Lahiri

    as Jhumpa Mashi

  • Kharaj Mukherjee

    as Chhotoo

  • Glenne Headly

    as Lydia

  • Brooke Smith

    as Sally

  • Jagannath Guha

    as Ghosh

  • Heather MacRae

    as Nurse Petty

  • Michael Countryman

    as Mr. Wilcox

  • Sukanya

    as Rini

  • Rupak Ginn

    as Uncle

  • Linus Roache

    as Mr. Lawson

  • Josh Grisetti

    as Jerry

  • Dan McCabe

    as Bart

  • Bobby Steggert

    as Jason

  • Tanusree Shankar

    as Ashima's Mother

  • Tamal Ray Chowdhury

    as Ashoke's Father

  • Stuart Rudin

    as Homeless Man

  • Amy Wright

    as Pam

  • Jo Yang

    as Ms. Lu

  • Gary Cowling

    as Hotel Manager

  • Gretchen Egolf

    as Astrid

  • Baylen Thomas

    as Blake

  • Jeb Brown

    as Oliver

  • Jessica Blank

    as Edith

  • Benjamin Bauman

    as Donald

  • Sebastian Roché

    as Pierre

  • Maximiliano Hernández

    as Ben
Directing Mira Nair Director
Production Taizo Son Producer
Production Yukie Kito Producer
Production Mira Nair Producer
Editing Allyson C. Johnson Editor
Production Zarina Screwvala Producer
Production Lori Keith Douglas Producer
Writing Jhumpa Lahiri Novel
Production Lydia Dean Pilcher Producer
Production Anadil Hossain Producer
Writing Sooni Taraporevala Screenplay
Production Dinaz Stafford Producer
Camera Frederick Elmes Director of Photography
Production Ronnie Screwvala Producer
Sound Nitin Sawhney Music
Production Yasushi Kotani Executive Producer

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