The Namesake (2006)

ALL 09/02/2006 (en) Drama 122 Min
  • Release
    09/02/2006
  • Production
    Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Entertainment Farm (EF), Cine Mosaic
  • Rotten tomato
    68%
  • Original title
    The Namesake
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 20,354,321.00
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Two Worlds. One Journey.

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.

  1. Mira Nair

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Kal Penn

    Gogol / Nikhil

  2. Tabu

    Ashima Ganguli

  3. Irrfan Khan

    Ashoke Ganguli

  4. Jacinda Barrett

    Maxine Ratliffe

  5. Zuleikha Robinson

    Moushumi Mazoomdar

  6. Ruma Guha Thakurta

    Ashoke's Mother

  7. Sabyasachi Chakraborty

    Ashima's Father

  8. Sahira Nair

    Sonali Ganguli

  9. Supriya Choudhury

    Ashima's Grandmother

  10. Jhumpa Lahiri

    Jhumpa Mashi

  11. Kharaj Mukherjee

    Chhotoo

  12. Glenne Headly

    Lydia

  13. Brooke Smith

    Sally

  14. Jagannath Guha

    Ghosh

  15. Heather MacRae

    Nurse Petty

  16. Michael Countryman

    Mr. Wilcox

  17. Sukanya

    Rini

  18. Rupak Ginn

    Uncle

  19. Linus Roache

    Mr. Lawson

  20. Josh Grisetti

    Jerry

  21. Dan McCabe

    Bart

  22. Bobby Steggert

    Jason

  23. Tanusree Shankar

    Ashima's Mother

  24. Tamal Ray Chowdhury

    Ashoke's Father

  25. Stuart Rudin

    Homeless Man

  26. Amy Wright

    Pam

  27. Jo Yang

    Ms. Lu

  28. Gary Cowling

    Hotel Manager

  29. Gretchen Egolf

    Astrid

  30. Baylen Thomas

    Blake

  31. Jeb Brown

    Oliver

  32. Jessica Blank

    Edith

  33. Benjamin Bauman

    Donald

  34. Sebastian Roché

    Pierre

  35. Maximiliano Hernández

    Ben

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 35 , Crews : 16

Keyword

The Namesake (2006) 122 Min

ALL 09/02/2006 (en)
Drama
  • Release 09/02/2006
  • Production
    Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Entertainment Farm (EF), Cine Mosaic
  • Original title The Namesake
  • en
  • Revenue20,354,321.00

Two Worlds. One Journey.

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.

  1. Mira Nair

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Allyson C. Johnson

    Editor

  4. Mira Nair, Lori Keith Douglas, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Yukie Kito, Taizo Son, Ronnie Screwvala, Zarina Screwvala, Anadil Hossain, Dinaz Stafford

    Producer