The Namesake
2006 • Drama | Family
Mira Nair
Director
Status
Released
Release date
September 2, 2006
Duration
122 Min
Language
en
Popularity
10.487
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$20,354,321
Overview
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
Kal Penn
Irrfan Khan
Tabu
Jacinda Barrett
Zuleikha Robinson
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Supriya Choudhury
Jhumpa Lahiri
Kharaj Mukherjee
Glenne Headly
Brooke Smith
Heather MacRae
Michael Countryman
Sukanya
Rupak Ginn
Linus Roache
Dan McCabe
Bobby Steggert
Tanusree Shankar
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Stuart Rudin
Amy Wright
Jo Yang
Gary Cowling
Gretchen Egolf
Baylen Thomas
Jeb Brown
Benjamin Bauman
Sebastian Roché
Maximiliano Hernández
Rupak Ginn
Jhumpa Lahiri
Glenne Headly
