Film · 2007
The Namesake
2h 2mPG-13Directed by Mira Nair
- Drama
Two Worlds. One Journey.
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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Cast
Kal PennGogol / Nikhil
Irrfan KhanAshoke Ganguli
TabuAshima Ganguli
Jacinda BarrettMaxine Ratliffe
Zuleikha RobinsonMoushumi Mazoomdar
Ruma Guha ThakurtaAshoke's Mother
Sabyasachi ChakrabortyAshima's Father- Sahira NairSonali Ganguli
Supriya ChoudhuryAshima's Grandmother
Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Mashi
Kharaj MukherjeeChhotoo
Glenne HeadlyLydia
Details
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Writer
- Sooni Taraporevala
- Novel
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Music
- Nitin Sawhney
- Cinematography
- Frederick Elmes
- Editor
- Allyson C. Johnson
- Release
- March 9, 2007
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- French, Czech, Bengali
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films, UTV Motion Pictures
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 from 196 votes
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