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The Namesake

Two Worlds. One Journey.

  • Movie
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m

Directed by Mira Nair

6.8

TMDB audience rating
6.8 out of 10 from 196 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Kal Penn

    Kal PennGogol / Nikhil

  • Irrfan Khan

    Irrfan KhanAshoke Ganguli

  • Tabu

    TabuAshima Ganguli

  • Jacinda Barrett

    Jacinda BarrettMaxine Ratliffe

  • Zuleikha Robinson

    Zuleikha RobinsonMoushumi Mazoomdar

  • Ruma Guha Thakurta

    Ruma Guha ThakurtaAshoke's Mother

  • Sabyasachi Chakraborty

    Sabyasachi ChakrabortyAshima's Father

  • Sahira NairSonali Ganguli

  • Supriya Choudhury

    Supriya ChoudhuryAshima's Grandmother

  • Jhumpa Lahiri

    Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Mashi

  • Kharaj Mukherjee

    Kharaj MukherjeeChhotoo

  • Glenne Headly

    Glenne HeadlyLydia

  • Brooke Smith

    Brooke SmithSally

  • Jagannath GuhaGhosh

  • Heather MacRae

    Heather MacRaeNurse Petty

  • Michael Countryman

    Michael CountrymanMr. Wilcox

  • Rupak Ginn

    Rupak GinnUncle

  • Linus Roache

    Linus RoacheMr. Lawson

Director
Mira Nair
Writer
Jhumpa Lahiri and Sooni Taraporevala
Music
Nitin Sawhney
Cinematography
Frederick Elmes