The Namesake

The Namesake

Two Worlds. One Journey.

2006 en 122 minutes

Rating: 6.76

Plot

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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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

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

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

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

Jessica Blank

Edith

Benjamin Bauman

Benjamin Bauman

Donald

Sebastian Roché

Sebastian Roché

Pierre

Maximiliano Hernández

Maximiliano Hernández

Ben

Sandip Deb

Sandip Deb

Music Teacher

Dhruv Mookerji

Dhruv Mookerji

Rana

Kousik Bhowal

Kousik Bhowal

Dr. Gupta

Rupak Ginn

Rupak Ginn

Mira Mashi

Pallavi Shah

Pallavi Shah

Kajol Mashi

Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri

Baby Sonia

BC Parikh

BC Parikh

Mr. Mazumdar

Sibani Biswas

Sibani Biswas

Mrs. Mazumdar

Lakhan Das

Lakhan Das

Baul Singer

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

Funeral Priest

Kartik Das

Kartik Das

Boatman

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