The Namesake

The Namesake

2006
2h 2min

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.

The Namesake

Storyline

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.
    Released
    9/2/2006
    Runtime
    2h 2min
    Director
    Budget
    $12,000,000
    Revenue
    $20,354,321
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Entertainment Farm, Cine Mosaic
Cast
Kal Penn
Kal Penn
Gogol / Nikhil
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
Ashoke Ganguli
Tabu
Tabu
Ashima Ganguli
Jacinda Barrett
Jacinda Barrett
Maxine Ratliffe
Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson
Moushumi Mazoomdar
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ashoke's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Ashima's Father
Sahira Nair
Sonali Ganguli
Supriya Choudhury
Supriya Choudhury
Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee
Kharaj Mukherjee
Chhotoo
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
Lydia
Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith
Sally
Jagannath Guha
Ghosh
Heather MacRae
Heather MacRae
Nurse Petty
Michael Countryman
Michael Countryman
Mr. Wilcox
Sukanya
Sukanya
Rini
Rupak Ginn
Rupak Ginn
Uncle
Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Mr. Lawson
Josh Grisetti
Jerry
Dan McCabe
Dan McCabe
Bart
Bobby Steggert
Bobby Steggert
Jason
Tanusree Shankar
Tanusree Shankar
Ashima's Mother
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Ashoke's Father
Stuart Rudin
Stuart Rudin
Homeless Man
Amy Wright
Amy Wright
Pam
Jo Yang
Jo Yang
Ms. Lu
Gary Cowling
Gary Cowling
Hotel Manager
Gretchen Egolf
Gretchen Egolf
Astrid
Baylen Thomas
Baylen Thomas
Blake
Jeb Brown
Jeb Brown
Oliver
Jessica Blank
Edith
Benjamin Bauman
Benjamin Bauman
Donald
Sebastian Roché
Sebastian Roché
Pierre
Maximiliano Hernández
Maximiliano Hernández
Ben
Sandip Deb
Music Teacher
Dhruv Mookerji
Rana
Kousik Bhowal
Dr. Gupta
Rupak Ginn
Rupak Ginn
Mira Mashi
Pallavi Shah
Kajol Mashi
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
Baby Sonia
BC Parikh
Mr. Mazumdar
Sibani Biswas
Mrs. Mazumdar
Lakhan Das
Baul Singer
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
Funeral Priest
Kartik Das
Boatman
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