The Namesake

Name: The Namesake
Released: 2006
Cast: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson

2006Directed by Mira NairDrama

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.

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Kal Penn

as Gogol / Nikhil

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Irrfan Khan

as Ashoke Ganguli

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Tabu

as Ashima Ganguli

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Jacinda Barrett

as Maxine Ratliffe

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Zuleikha Robinson

as Moushumi Mazoomdar

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Ruma Guha Thakurta

as Ashoke's Mother

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Sabyasachi Chakraborty

as Ashima's Father

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Sahira Nair

as Sonali Ganguli

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Supriya Choudhury

as Ashima's Grandmother

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Kharaj Mukherjee

as Chhotoo

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Brooke Smith

as Sally

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Jagannath Guha

as Ghosh

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Heather MacRae

as Nurse Petty

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Michael Countryman

as Mr. Wilcox

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Sukanya

as Rini

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Linus Roache

as Mr. Lawson

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Josh Grisetti

as Jerry

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Dan McCabe

as Bart

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Bobby Steggert

as Jason

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Tanusree Shankar

as Ashima's Mother

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Tamal Ray Chowdhury

as Ashoke's Father

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Stuart Rudin

as Homeless Man

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Amy Wright

as Pam

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Jo Yang

as Ms. Lu

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Gary Cowling

as Hotel Manager

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Gretchen Egolf

as Astrid

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Baylen Thomas

as Blake

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Jeb Brown

as Oliver

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Jessica Blank

as Edith

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Benjamin Bauman

as Donald

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Sebastian Roché

as Pierre

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Maximiliano Hernández

as Ben

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Sandip Deb

as Music Teacher

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Dhruv Mookerji

as Rana

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Kousik Bhowal

as Dr. Gupta

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Rupak Ginn

as Mira Mashi

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Pallavi Shah

as Kajol Mashi

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Jhumpa Lahiri

as Baby Sonia

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BC Parikh

as Mr. Mazumdar

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Sibani Biswas

as Mrs. Mazumdar

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Lakhan Das

as Baul Singer

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Glenne Headly

as Funeral Priest

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Kartik Das

as Boatman

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Sukanya Chakraborty

as Rini