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Feature film — 2007

The Namesake (2007)

6.82h 2mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 196 votes.

Fox Searchlight Pictures / Mirabai Films / UTV Motion Pictures / Cine Mosaic / Entertainment Farm

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Director: Mira Nair

On screen

Cast & crew

Kal Penn as Gogol / Nikhil

Kal Penn

Gogol / Nikhil

Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli

Irrfan Khan

Ashoke Ganguli

Tabu as Ashima Ganguli

Tabu

Ashima Ganguli

Jacinda Barrett as Maxine Ratliffe

Jacinda Barrett

Maxine Ratliffe

Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazoomdar

Zuleikha Robinson

Moushumi Mazoomdar

Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ashoke's Mother

Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Ashima's Father

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Ashima's Father

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Sahira Nair

Sonali Ganguli

Supriya Choudhury as Ashima's Grandmother

Supriya Choudhury

Ashima's Grandmother

Jhumpa Lahiri as Jhumpa Mashi

Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Mashi

Kharaj Mukherjee as Chhotoo

Kharaj Mukherjee

Chhotoo

Glenne Headly as Lydia

Glenne Headly

Lydia

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