The Namesake (2006)
Two Worlds. One Journey.
122 min
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.
- Release date
- June 7, 2007
- Country of origin
- United States, India
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $20,354,321
Trailer
Cast
- Kal Penn as Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol
- Irrfan Khan as Ashoke
- Tabu as Ashima
- Jacinda Barrett as Maxine
- Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazumdar
- Brooke Smith as Sally
- Sahira Nair as Sonia
- Jagannath Guha as Ghosh
- Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother
- Sandip Deb as Music Teacher
Crew
- Mira Nair · Director
- Sooni Taraporevala · Writer
- Jhumpa Lahiri · Writer
- Lydia Dean Pilcher · Producer
- Mira Nair · Producer
- Nitin Sawhney · Composer
- Frederick Elmes · Cinematographer
- Allyson C. Johnson · Editor
- Cindy Tolan · Casting director
- Stephanie Carroll · Production designer