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The Namesake

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.

2006 |2h 2m |  Drama

Videos

Cast

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Kal Penn

Gogol / Nikhil

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Irrfan Khan

Ashoke Ganguli

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Tabu

Ashima Ganguli

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Jacinda Barrett

Maxine Ratliffe

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Zuleikha Robinson

Moushumi Mazoomdar

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Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ashoke's Mother

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Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Ashima's Father

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Supriya Choudhury

Ashima's Grandmother

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Kharaj Mukherjee

Chhotoo

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Glenne Headly

Lydia

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Brooke Smith

Sally

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Heather MacRae

Nurse Petty

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Michael Countryman

Mr. Wilcox

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Sukanya

Rini

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Rupak Ginn

Uncle

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Linus Roache

Mr. Lawson

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Dan McCabe

Bart

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Bobby Steggert

Jason

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Tanusree Shankar

Ashima's Mother

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Tamal Ray Chowdhury

Ashoke's Father

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Stuart Rudin

Homeless Man

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Amy Wright

Pam

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Jo Yang

Ms. Lu

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Gary Cowling

Hotel Manager

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Gretchen Egolf

Astrid

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Baylen Thomas

Blake

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Jeb Brown

Oliver

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Benjamin Bauman

Donald

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Sebastian Roché

Pierre

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Maximiliano Hernández

Ben

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Hindi, Bengali, Czech, French, English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$20,354,321.00