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The Namesake
20th Century Fox (2006)
Drama
USA | English | Color | 2h 2min
1 disc
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.
Cast View all
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Kal Penn | Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol |
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Tabu | Ashima |
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Irrfan Khan | Ashoke |
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Jacinda Barrett | Maxine |
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Zuleikha Robinson | Moushumi Mazumdar |
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Brooke Smith | Sally |
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Sahira Nair | Sonia |
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Jagannath Guha | Ghosh |
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Ruma Guha Thakurta | Ashoke's Mother |
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Sandip Deb | Music Teacher |
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Sukanya | Rini |
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Tanusree Shankar | Ashima's Mother |
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Sabyasachi Chakraborty | Ashima's Father |
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Tamal Ray Chowdhury | Ashoke's Father |
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Dhruv Mookerji | Rana |
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Supriya Choudhury | Ashima's Grandmother |
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Stuart Rudin | Homeless Man |
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Heather MacRae | Nurse Patty |
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Sumitra | Calcutta House Staff |
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Kanti | Calcutta House Staff |
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Michael Countryman | Mr. Wilcox |
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Kousik Bhowal | Dr. Gupta |
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Rupak Ginn | Uncle |
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Soham Chatterjee | Gogol (Age 4) |
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Gargi Mukherjee | Mira Mashi |
Crew
| Director | Mira Nair |
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| Writer | Sooni Taraporevala, Jhumpa Lahiri | |
| Producer | Lydia Dean Pilcher, Lori Keith Douglas, Anadil Hossain, Yukie Kito, Yasushi Kotani, Mira Nair, Ronnie Screwvala, Zarina Screwvala, Taizo Son, Dinaz Stafford | |
| Musician | Nitin Sawhney | |
| Photography | Frederick Elmes | |