The Namesake

Two Worlds. One Journey.

Duration: 122 min

Release date: 2006-09-02

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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.

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as Gogol / Nikhil

as Ashoke Ganguli

as Ashima Ganguli

Jacinda Barrett

Jacinda Barrett

as Maxine Ratliffe

Zuleikha Robinson

Zuleikha Robinson

as Moushumi Mazoomdar

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ruma Guha Thakurta

as Ashoke's Mother

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

as Ashima's Father

as Sonali Ganguli

Supriya Choudhury

Supriya Choudhury

as Ashima's Grandmother

as Jhumpa Mashi

Kharaj Mukherjee

Kharaj Mukherjee

Michael Countryman

Michael Countryman

Tanusree Shankar

Tanusree Shankar

as Ashima's Mother

Tamal Ray Chowdhury

Tamal Ray Chowdhury

as Ashoke's Father

as Homeless Man

as Hotel Manager

Benjamin Bauman

Benjamin Bauman

Sebastian Roché

Sebastian Roché

Maximiliano Hernández

Maximiliano Hernández

as Music Teacher

as Mr. Mazumdar

as Mrs. Mazumdar

as Funeral Priest

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Sooni Taraporevala

Sooni Taraporevala

Lydia Dean Pilcher

Lydia Dean Pilcher

Lori Keith Douglas

Lori Keith Douglas

Executive Producer

Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie Screwvala

Zarina Screwvala

Zarina Screwvala

Frederick Elmes

Frederick Elmes

Director of Photography

Allyson C. Johnson

Allyson C. Johnson

Original Music Composer

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