The Namesake
Released
March 9, 2007
Runtime: 2h 2m
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.
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Cast & Crew
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
- SN
Sahira Nair
Sonali Ganguli
Supriya Choudhury
Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee
Chhotoo
Glenne Headly
Lydia
Brooke Smith
Sally
- JG
Jagannath Guha
Ghosh
Heather MacRae
Nurse Petty
Michael Countryman
Mr. Wilcox
Rupak Ginn
Uncle
Linus Roache
Mr. Lawson
Mira Nair
Director
- ST
Sooni Taraporevala
Screenplay
Media
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