The Namesake (2006)

Drama
Family

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

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

Crew

Director
Mira Nair
Screenplay
S Sooni Taraporevala
Novel
Jhumpa Lahiri
Producer
L Lydia Dean Pilcher
Producer
L Lori Keith Douglas
Producer
A Anadil Hossain
Producer
Y Yukie Kito
Executive Producer
Y Yasushi Kotani
Producer
Mira Nair
Producer
Ronnie Screwvala
Producer
Zarina Screwvala
Producer
T Taizo Son
Producer
D Dinaz Stafford
Director of Photography
Frederick Elmes
Editor
A Allyson C. Johnson
Original Music Composer
N Nitin Sawhney