The Namesake
Two Worlds. One Journey.
6.8(193) 2006-09-02 122 minDrama
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
DirectorMira Nair
ScreenplaySooni Taraporevala
ProducerLydia Dean Pilcher
ProducerLori Keith Douglas
ProducerAnadil Hossain
ProducerYukie Kito
ProducerMira Nair
ProducerRonnie Screwvala
Cast & characters
Kal Penn
as Gogol / Nikhil
Irrfan Khan
as Ashoke Ganguli
Tabu
as Ashima Ganguli
Jacinda Barrett
as Maxine Ratliffe
Zuleikha Robinson
as Moushumi Mazoomdar
Ruma Guha Thakurta
as Ashoke's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
as Ashima's Father
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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
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Jagannath Guha
as Ghosh
Heather MacRae
as Nurse Petty
Michael Countryman
as Mr. Wilcox
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
