Movie
The Namesake
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-09-02
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Cine Mosaic, Entertainment Farm
- Country
- India, Japan, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
- Sahira Nair as Sonali Ganguli
- Supriya Choudhury as Ashima's Grandmother
- Jhumpa Lahiri as Jhumpa Mashi
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Chhotoo
- Glenne Headly as Lydia
Crew
- Mira Nair - Director
- Sooni Taraporevala - Screenplay
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