The Namesake
2006 · Movie · 122 min. · United States
THE NAMESAKE is the story of the Ganguli family whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima (Irfan Khan, Tabu) long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Paradoxically, their son Gogol (Kal Penn) is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown.
Direction Mira Nair
Cast Kal Penn · Tabu · Irrfan Khan · Jacinda Barrett · Zuleikha Robinson · Glenne Headly · Brooke Smith · Maximiliano Hernández · Jagannath Guha · Ruma Guha Thakurta · Sukanya · Tanushree Shankar · Sabyasachi Chakraborty · Tamal Ray Chowdhury · Dhruv Mookerji · Supriya Choudhury · Stuart Rudin · Heather MacRae · Michael Countryman · Rupak Ginn · Jhumpa Lahiri · Linus Roache · Josh Grisetti · Dan McCabe · Kharaj Mukherjee · Daniel Gerroll · Amy Wright · Jo Yang · Gretchen Egolf · Baylen Thomas · Jeb Brown · Jessica Blank · Benjamin Bauman · Sebastian Roché
Soundtrack Nitin Sawhney
Screenplay Sooni Taraporevala · Jhumpa Lahiri
Cinematography Frederick Elmes
Original title The Namesake
6.6
1K votes (FilmAffinity)
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