The Namesake (2006)
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 & 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
Supriya Choudhury
Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee
Chhotoo
Glenne Headly
Lydia
Brooke Smith
Sally
Heather MacRae
Nurse Petty
Michael Countryman
Mr. Wilcox
Sukanya
Rini
Rupak Ginn
Uncle
Linus Roache
Mr. Lawson
Dan McCabe
Bart
Bobby Steggert
Jason
Tanusree Shankar
Ashima's Mother
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Ashoke's Father
Stuart Rudin
Homeless Man
Amy Wright
Pam
Jo Yang
Ms. Lu
Gary Cowling
Hotel Manager
Gretchen Egolf
Astrid
Baylen Thomas
Blake
Jeb Brown
Oliver
Benjamin Bauman
Donald
Sebastian Roché
Pierre
Maximiliano Hernández
Ben
Rupak Ginn
Mira Mashi
Jhumpa Lahiri
Baby Sonia
Glenne Headly
Funeral Priest
Mira Nair
Director
Zarina Screwvala, Dinaz Stafford, Yukie Kito, Mira Nair, Ronnie Screwvala, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Lori Keith Douglas, Anadil Hossain, Taizo Son
Producer
Yasushi Kotani
Executive Producer
Sooni Taraporevala
Screenplay
