The Namesake (2006)

The Namesake (2006)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2006-09-02 India, Japan, United States of America 122 Min. PG-13
6.7 174 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.

Cast

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

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