The Namesake
The Namesake
The Namesake
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2006
2h 2m
6.7(180 votes)
Drama
Family

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.

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Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures
Mirabai Films
UTV Motion Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Kal Penn

Gogol / Nikhil

Kal Penn
Acting

Irrfan Khan

Ashoke Ganguli

Irrfan Khan
Acting

तबु

Ashima Ganguli

तबु
Acting

Jacinda Barrett

Maxine Ratliffe

Jacinda Barrett
Acting

Zuleikha Robinson

Moushumi Mazoomdar

Zuleikha Robinson
Acting

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ashoke's Mother

Ruma Guha Thakurta
Acting

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Ashima's Father

Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Acting

Sahira Nair

Sonali Ganguli

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Acting

Supriya Choudhury

Ashima's Grandmother

Supriya Choudhury
Writing

Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Mashi

Jhumpa Lahiri
Acting

Kharaj Mukherjee

Chhotoo

Kharaj Mukherjee
Acting

Glenne Headly

Lydia

Glenne Headly
Acting

Brooke Smith

Sally

Brooke Smith
Acting

Jagannath Guha

Ghosh

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Acting

Heather MacRae

Nurse Petty

Heather MacRae
Acting

Michael Countryman

Mr. Wilcox

Michael Countryman
Acting

Sukanya

Rini

Sukanya
Acting

Rupak Ginn

Uncle

Rupak Ginn
Acting

Linus Roache

Mr. Lawson

Linus Roache
Acting

Josh Grisetti

Jerry

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Acting

Dan McCabe

Bart

Dan McCabe
Acting

Bobby Steggert

Jason

Bobby Steggert
Acting

Tanusree Shankar

Ashima's Mother

Tanusree Shankar
Acting

Tamal Ray Chowdhury

Ashoke's Father

Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Acting

Stuart Rudin

Homeless Man

Stuart Rudin
Acting

Amy Wright

Pam

Amy Wright
Acting

Jo Yang

Ms. Lu

Jo Yang
Acting

Gary Cowling

Hotel Manager

Gary Cowling
Acting

Gretchen Egolf

Astrid

Gretchen Egolf
Acting

Baylen Thomas

Blake

Baylen Thomas
Acting

Jeb Brown

Oliver

Jeb Brown
Acting

Jessica Blank

Edith

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Acting

Benjamin Bauman

Donald

Benjamin Bauman
Acting

Sebastian Roché

Pierre

Sebastian Roché
Acting

Maximiliano Hernández

Ben

Maximiliano Hernández
Acting

Sandip Deb

Music Teacher

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Acting

Dhruv Mookerji

Rana

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Acting

Kousik Bhowal

Dr. Gupta

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Acting

Rupak Ginn

Mira Mashi

Rupak Ginn
Acting

Pallavi Shah

Kajol Mashi

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Writing

Jhumpa Lahiri

Baby Sonia

Jhumpa Lahiri
Acting

BC Parikh

Mr. Mazumdar

No Image
Acting

Sibani Biswas

Mrs. Mazumdar

No Image
Acting

Lakhan Das

Baul Singer

No Image
Acting

Glenne Headly

Funeral Priest

Glenne Headly
Acting

Kartik Das

Boatman

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