The Namesake
90
The American-born son of Indian immigrants struggles between his parents' Bengali traditions and his desire to forge his own identity in New York.
Why watch: Kal Penn wrote Nair a letter after reading Lahiri's novel. His first dramatic lead.
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Cast
Kal Penn as Gogol / Nikhil
Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli
Tabu as Ashima Ganguli
Jacinda Barrett as Maxine Ratliffe
Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazoomdar
Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Ashima's Father
Sahira Nair as Sonali Ganguli
Supriya Choudhury as Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri as Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee as Chhotoo
Glenne Headly as Lydia
Brooke Smith as Sally
Jagannath Guha as Ghosh
Heather MacRae as Nurse Petty
Crew
Mira Nair — Director
Sooni Taraporevala — Screenplay
Jhumpa Lahiri — Novel
Lydia Dean Pilcher — Producer
Lori Keith Douglas — Producer
Anadil Hossain — Producer
Yukie Kito — Producer
Yasushi Kotani — Executive Producer
Mira Nair — Producer
Ronnie Screwvala — Producer
Zarina Screwvala — Producer
Taizo Son — Producer
Dinaz Stafford — Producer
Frederick Elmes — Director of Photography
Allyson C. Johnson — Editor
Nitin Sawhney — Original Music Composer
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